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<br />St. Paul Pioneer Press 111/24/2005 1 Hopes are high for rentallicensing <br /> <br />Photo <br /> <br />Advertise <br />Subscriber Services <br />NIE <br />St. Paul Reads <br /> <br />Page 2 of2 <br /> <br />The city worked on the law for more than a year with the Minnesota Multi Housing Association, <br />owners and police. The housing association is a nonprofit advocacy group for the rental housin! <br /> <br />Under the law, owners with fire or building code violations will get warnings before their license <br />period of time. If owners operate without a license, the city can fine them or prevent them from I <br />tenants. If an owner or manager commits a crime, the city also has the power to revoke a licem <br />three chances to solve problems with tenants committing crimes before violating the rentallicer <br /> <br />Molly Grove, director of municipal affairs at the housing association, said it has been a long roa <br />beginning of the rental license debate, when the city was seemingly punishing rental property O' <br />mistakes of a few. Now the group is happy with the law and the STAR program, both created a, <br />other cities, she said. <br /> <br />"It's a very positive kind of approach," Grove said. "You've got your stick and you've got your ca <br />much more of a carrot." <br /> <br />Angie Fleming, property manager of the 132-unit Bluffs of Burnsville apartments, also participat <br />developing the rental license law. She was in favor of the change but was against being charge <br />license. She agrees with the final result, especially because the law only penalizes those rental <br />maintaining their sites. <br /> <br />"You get a couple bad apples that makes everyone look bad," Fleming said. "This should be ab <br />city) in the future to avoid those types of situations." <br /> <br />Maricella Miranda can be reached at 651-228-5421 or mmiranda@pioneerpress.com. <br /> <br /> <br />11.1 <br />It's !/Our~. <br />Irs !/Our low", <br />lfs.!/Our pap"". <br /> <br />I ",'I email this .5 print this ~ reprint <br /> <br />Ads bY' Goo91e <br />Licensing California <br />Experienced Los Angeles~based Specializing in Licensing Lawsuits. <br />WNW.gindylaw.com <br />EnerGov Solutions <br />Local Government Software Solutions Permits, Code Mgmt, Licensing <br />www.energov.com <br />ytopia <br />Code Enforcement Software Starting at less than $5000 <br />www.utopiasource.com <br /> <br />IlIIJ.IiIlm <br /> <br />Visil oth-er Re:"i Citi€'e. sitE'S <br /> <br />News I Business I Sports I Entertainment I Living I Shop Local I Classifieds I Jobs I Cars I Homes <br />About TwinCities.com I About the Real Cities Network I Terms of Use & Privacy Statement I About <br />Knight Ridder I Copyright <br /> <br />[j <br /> <br />http://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/13246758.htm <br /> <br />11/28/2005 <br />