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<br />The draft ordinance lists the minimum requirements. The City can require additional <br />pertinent information on the application without having to change the ordinance. <br /> <br />· Will there be inspections prior to issuing a registration? <br />As discussed with the Council last October, this registration program does not include an <br />inspection component. This program is meant to locate rental units to help with <br />education, maintain contact information, and track rental trends. If, in the future, <br />inspections are needed, the program can be modified to required internal and/or external <br />inspections. <br /> <br />· What happens if a registration is reiected" suspended" or revoked? <br />While it would be against City ordinance to lease a residential property without a rental <br />registration in good standing, a city does not have the power to evict a tenant if the <br />property is in violation of the ordinance and the registration is denied, suspended, or <br />revoked. The attached letter from the City Attorney provides additional information on <br />enforcement. When there is a violation, the City would need to file a lawsuit against the <br />property owner to require them to come into conformance with the ordinance and resolve <br />whatever violations led to the registration being denied, suspended, or revoked. <br /> <br />Residential Rental Properties <br /> <br />Of the nearly 2,900 ,dwelling units in the City, approximately 220 were classified as non- <br />homestead in April 2009. There is, however, another classification of homesteaded properties <br />called "relative homestead." A relative homestead allows a property owner to homestead a <br />property through a relative that lives at the property, but the property owner does not actually <br />live at the property. Unfortunately, relative homesteads are not tracked separately from <br />traditional homesteads in the Ramsey County property database. However, based on a <br />comparison of the owner names to the homesteaded names, staff estimated between 60 and 70 <br />relative homestead properties in the City. Since this is a new program, it will take time to locate <br />and educate property owners on the registration requirements. <br /> <br />Re2:istration Fee <br /> <br />A registration fee is intended to cover the cost of implementing and maintaining the program. <br />PermitWorks, the recently purchased permit software, can be expanded to include a rental <br />registration/business licensing module. Including the database software, staff time, City <br />Attorney time, mailings, postage, and educational materials, the estimated cost of the first year <br />implementation and maintenance is $10,200, though staff is still finalizing those numbers. The <br />costs will fluctuate depending on the final number of rental properties and the responsiveness of <br />the property owners. Staff contacted the City of Roseville to determine how much time they <br />have spent on their recently adopted rental registration program to help estimate the budget. <br /> <br />City of Arden Hills <br />City Council Work Session for May 18, 2009 <br /> <br />\ \Ahdocs 1 \ah \AHdata\Planning\ Community Development\ Community Enhancement Program \Rental Regulation \051809 - CC Memo - Rental <br />Registration. doc <br /> <br />Page 3 of 4 <br />