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<br />Warren E. Peterson <br />Jerome P. Filla <br />Daniel Witt Fram <br />Glenn A. Bergman <br />John Michael Miller <br />Michael T. Oberle <br />Steven H. Bruns. <br />Paul W. Fahning- <br />Sonia R. Ortiz <br />Amy K. L. Schmidt <br />Ben I. Rust <br />Jonathan R. Cuskey <br />Jared M. Goerlitz <br /> <br />P~ERSQ\J, <br />FAAM - BERGMAN <br /> <br />PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION <br /> <br />Suite 800 <br />55 East Fifth Street <br />st. Paul. MN 55101~1718 <br />(651) 291.8955 <br />(651) 228-1753 facsimile <br />www.pfb-pa.com <br /> <br />(651 )290-6907 <br />ifilI a(ci)pfb-pa.com <br /> <br />May 13, 2009 <br /> <br />James Lehnhoff <br />Director of Community Development <br />City of Arden Hills <br />1245 West Hwy 96 <br />Arden Hills, MN 55112 <br /> <br />VIA EMAIL <br /> <br />Re: Rental Unit Certificates <br />Our File No.: 10450.08-11 <br /> <br />James: <br /> <br />You have asked me to comment on the enforcement provisions of the proposed <br />Residential Rental Unit regulations (proposed City Code Sections 335.05-335.07). <br />When a violation occurs, the City has the following options: <br /> <br />1. It can issue a criminal citation against the offending property owner. In <br />Ramsey County it could be nine (9) months from the date that the citation is <br />filed until the matter is tried to a jury. The maximum fine for a misdemeanor <br />violation is $1,000 or 90 days in jail, or some combination thereof. The <br />court does not have the authority to enforce compliance but usually will <br />suspend all or part of a sentence .if the property owner complies with the <br />City's regulations within a specific time. <br /> <br />2. The City can commence a civil suit against the offending property owner. <br />Since this type of case would usually involve non emergency matters, it could <br />take up to nine (9) months from the date on which the civil complaint is filed <br />until the court trial. The City would be asking the court to issue an order <br />requiring the offending property owner to either comply (ie, register the <br />property) with the City's regulations within a specific time; or issue an order <br />which prevents the offending property owner from renting property until the <br />property owner complies with the City's regulations. The City would request <br />its fees and costs. <br /> <br />3. The City could conduct a hearing to suspend or revoke the rental unit <br />certificate. <br /> <br />· ALSO ADMITTED IN WISCONSIN <br />