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1 unkept property nnd are very picky on who they rent to. Staff has not 2 specifically seen complaints regnrding these types of duplexes. This could be 3 is a component that is eliminated from the ordinance where n duplex is 2 4 owner occupied or the property owner lives on the nd joining property. 5 6 Why chnrge the good owners? Why not just punish the bnd owners? 7 Burnsville Ordinance as nn example. The only effective way to find the bad 8 owners is thru periodic inspections of all rentnl units. Another case of the 9 few bad npples spoiling the bunch. Like entering the Dome for a footbnll 10 game, everyone must hnve their purses and backpacks inspected to find the 11 few who bring in contrnband. It may seem like u wasted effort on the law 12 abiding citizens, but it is necessnry to weed out those few who take 13 advantage of the situntion. Also, we must not forget that these rental 14 properties nre'businesses' profiting from nnd operating in a predominately IS residential area. If one is operating a business it is not unreasonable to 16 expect to pay n small fee ($4 a month is very small compared to typical rents 17 received) so that the city can monitor this business as a group and verify it 18 does not ndversely affect other property owners nenrby (and who's homes 19 often represent their largest personnl asset/investment). City staff und 20 Attorney will need to review the ordinance in detail. However, the initinl 21 reaction is that the Burnsville ordinance is very limited and would not 22 affectively address current issues. It concentrates on ndministration of 23 crime relnted issues. The property owner must be part of vnrious levels of 24 involvement with housing groups such as the multi-fnmily housing conlition, 25 etc which Roseville does not have a very active pnrticipate. There is n group 26 - Crime Free MF housing - but they mostly denl with police issues in larger 27 facilities. Staff would need to be assigned to implement a more proactive 28 crime free multi fnmily program for it to be effective. Who would do that? 29 Police? 30 In Burnsville, there is no inspection requirement so it is unclear how this 31 would work nnd how the city would know if there was any violation except 32 related to police calls? The program is costing Burnsville $30,000 to 33 administer, mostly for meetings, mnilings and paperwork. It does not cover 34 inspection costs. 35 36 Need to make sure that the inspection report will hold up in court. Attorney 37 to review. Will copy others cities forms and procedures that have proven 38 effective and compliant. We want to be consistnnt with surrounding 39 communities. 40 L']