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TargetedRentalLicensing:BrooklynCenterandHopkins <br />ThecitiesofBrooklynCenterandHopkinshavetargetedrentallicensingprograms.Theseprogramsmay <br />alleviatesomeoftheconcernsexpressedbylandlordsaboutprogramsthattypicallyapplytoallrental <br />rty <br />propertiesequally.Thesetypesofprogramstargetpropertieswiththemostpersistentprope <br />maintenancecodeviolationsandinsomecasesahighvolumeofpolicecallsperunitaswell.Forthe <br />citiesofBrooklynCenterandHopkinsthismeansrentalpropertiesareplacedintocategoriesbasedon <br />thenumberofcodeviolationsreportedbyhousinginspectorsonregularlyscheduledinspectionsor <br />duringinvestigationsofcomplaints. <br />BrooklynCenterhasfourlicensetypes.Licensefeesandinspectionsaredeterminedbasedonthetype <br />oflicense.ForapropertywithaType1license,inspectionsarescheduledevery3years.ForType2, <br />every2years,forType3everyyearandforType4every6months.ApropertyownerwithaType4 <br />(provisional)licenseisrequiredtohaveinspectionsandpaylicensefeesevery6months.Withthis <br />system,theownerofarentalpropertywith230unitswouldpay$4340every3yearsforaType1 <br />licenseor$4340every6monthsforaType4license. <br />WhiletheCityofHopkins7š;­“x·havefourspecificlicensetypes,itdoescategorizepropertiesina <br />similarfashionusingapointbasedsystem.Cityinspectorsmaintainalistofcodeviolationseachwith <br />itsownpointvalue.Buildingswithanaverageof4pointsorfewerperyearareinspectedevery3‘4 <br />years.Buildingswithanaverageof5‘10pointsareinspectedonceevery2yearsandbuildingswith11 <br />ormorepointsareinspectedonceayear.AppendixBshowsthatinHopkinsbuildingsofvaryingsizes <br />arerequiredtohaveacertainpercentageofunitsinspectedduringeachinspectionperiod.Hopkins <br />additionallyrecognizes{­Ò,­·“7©7,ÒzŒ7z“m­|asthosewith10ormorepointsperunitforbuildings <br />withfiveormoreunits.Forthesetypesofproperties,inspectorsmaychoosetorequireagreater <br />percentage,upto100percentofunitstobeinspected. <br />Bothcitiesalsohavemeasuresbuiltintotheirprogramsthatseektocontrolcriminalactivityinrental <br />properties.Bothrequirelandlordstohavecrimefreeaddendumstotheirleasestomakeitexplicitly <br />knowntotenantsthatcriminalactivityisgroundsforeviction.Theyalsorequirecriminalbackground <br />checksforalladultresidentsofrentalunits.BrooklynCenterwillalsoissueaprovisionallicensebased <br />solelyonahighaverageofpolicecallsperunit.Thoughthishasrarelyoccurred,stafffromBrooklyn <br />Centerexpressedthat,intheirexperience,itisthebuildingswithpersistentpropertymaintenance <br />issuesthatalsohaveaproblemwithexcessiveuseofpoliceservices. <br />18 <br /> <br />