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LicenseandOtherFees <br />Feesforobtainingalicensevaryfromcitytocityandinmostcasesincludeabasefeeinadditiontoa <br />perunitfee.Thebaselicensefeesforthecitiesinterviewedrangedfrom$35to$300.Perunitfees <br />rangedfrom$7.50to$23.TheCityofBurnsvillechargesfeesonlyforlicensesthatwererevokedand <br />thenreinstated.Stafffromtwocitiesstatedtheycouldnotimposeanysortofadministrativefineasa <br />penaltyfornotcomplyingwithworkorders.Forthesecities,onlyminimalfinesareadministeredfor <br />thecitiesthatparticipatedinthisstudy,onlyBrooklyn/;·;©x <br />missingascheduledreinspection.Ofall <br />andCoonw¦z7xrentallicensingprogramsgenerateenoughrevenuefromlicensefeesandfinesto <br />coverthecostofadministeringtheprogram.Hopkinsstaffstatedthattheycameclosetocoveringall <br />tocoverprogramcostswithlicensefees.Severalcitiesalso <br />costsin2010butusuallyhavenotbeenable <br />commentedthattheirrentallicenseprogramshadhighupfrontcostsandthatthecostofadministering <br />theprogramhasdecreasedasstaffandtechnologyhavebecomemoreefficient.Mostofthecitiesin <br />atrenewal.Rochesterchargeslicensefeeseverytwoyears,and <br />thisstudyimposelicensefeesyearly <br />BrooklynCenterimposeslicensefeesatafrequencybasedonthetypeoflicenseheldbytheproperty <br />owner.Forexample,a$200basefeeforamultifamilydwellingcanbepaidonceeverythreeyearsfor <br />holdersoronceeverysixmonthsforTypeIV(provisional)licenseholders,thereby <br />TypeIlicense <br />increasingthecostofnoncomplianceonpropertyowners.Intermsofinspections,sevencitiesstated <br />thattheinitialinspectionisincludedinthelicensefee.Sixcitiesrequireafeeforinspectionalongwith <br />feeandtwoofthesecitiesuseprivateinspectors. <br />thelicense <br />Inspections <br />Thesalariesofcertifiedhousinginspectorsmakeupasubstantialpartofarentallicensingprogram <br />budgets.Thecitiesthatparticipatedinthisstudysaidthattheyattempttorecuperatethesecostspartly <br />throughfeesbutalsousespecializedprogramdesigntomitigatesomeofthecostsofinspections.All <br />inthisstudyrequireaninitialinspectionwithapplicationorrenewalofarentallicense.Twocities, <br />cities <br />BurnsvilleandNewBrighton,7x·requireaninspectionwithlicenseapplicationorrenewal.These <br />citiesonlyinspectbasedoncomplaintsfromconcernedcitizens.Oftheremainingcities,allbutone <br />ayearlybasis.Thetimingofinspectionscoincideswithrentallicenserenewals <br />scheduleinspectionson <br />sothatnotallyearlyinspectionsarenecessarilyconductedatthesametime.Inadditiontothese <br />scheduledinspections,thesecitiesalsorespondtocomplaintsfromtenantsoranyotherconcerned <br />citizens. <br />Fiveofthecitiesinthisstudyrequirethatalllicensedunitsbeinspectedpriortolicenserenewal.The <br />remainingcitieshavearequirementthatrangesfromtentofiftypercentofalllicensedunits,withthe <br />unitsthatareinspectedrotatingfromonelicensetermtothenext.Forexample,theCityofCoon <br />Rapidsrequiresthat25%ofallunitsbeinspectedeveryyearsothatallunitsareinspectedeveryfour <br />years. <br />Inordertoreduceadministrativecosts,thecitiesofLittleCanadaandWestSt.Paulusethirdparty <br />inspectorswhoareregisteredwitheachcity.Propertyownerscanuseanyinspectoronthe-z·äxlistof <br />11 <br /> <br />
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