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Ordinance 2013-004 <br /> <br /> Rent. To permit occupancy of a dwelling unit or portion of a dwelling unit by a <br />person other than the legal Owner thereof, pursuant to a written or unwritten <br />agreement, whether or not a fee is required by the agreement. <br /> Rental Unit. A dwelling unit which has been leased by the owner to a tenant. <br /> <br /> Tenant. Any person granted temporary use of a rental dwelling pursuant to a <br />lease with the owner of the dwelling unit. <br /> <br />335.03 General Registration Provisions. <br /> <br />Subd. 1 Rental Unit Registration Required. Except as hereinafter provided, it is <br />unlawful for any person to rent to another person for occupancy any dwelling unit <br />unless such dwelling unit has been issued a Rental Unit Certificate registered <br />pursuant to this Chapter. The following uses shall be exempt from the registration <br />requirement: <br /> <br />A. Structures with five or more dwelling units (i.e. apartment buildings). <br /> <br />B. On-campus student housing, off-campus student housing operated by <br />a college or university in structures with five or more dwelling units, <br />nursing home units, and hotels/motels. <br /> <br />C. Dwelling units where the owner occupies the unit along with the <br />tenant. <br /> <br />D. Group residential housing as defined in Minnesota Statute 2561 as <br />amended from time to time. <br /> <br />Subd. 2 Registration Application. The owner of a rental unit shall file an <br />application for a Rental Unit Certificate on forms provided by the City Administrator. <br />The form shall include at least the following information: <br /> <br />A. Name, address, p <br />license/identification number of the property owner. If the owner is not a <br />natural person (i.e., a partnership, corporation, or other similar business <br />license/identification of a designated agent for the owner shall be <br />provided. <br /> <br />B. Owners who do not reside within the counties of Anoka, Carver, <br />Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, or Washington Counties (the <br /> within the <br />Metropolitan area to be responsible for maintenance of the structure and <br />property, receipt of violation notices, receipt of compliance orders, <br />institution or remedial action to effect such orders, and acceptance of all <br />service of process pursuant to law. The name, address, phone number, <br />provided. <br />Page 2 of 6 <br />