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<br />A.Local Agent: No operating license shall be issued or renewed for a nonresident owner of an
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<br />MRD (one who does not reside in any of the following Minnesota counties: Anoka, Carver,
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<br />Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, or Washington) unless such owner designates in writing to the
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<br />Building Official the name of the owner’s local agent (one who does reside in any of the
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<br />following Minnesota counties: Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, or
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<br />Washington) who is responsible for maintenance and upkeep and who is legally constituted and
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<br />empowered to receive notice of violations of the provisions of the City Code of Ordinances, to
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<br />receive and to effect such orders, and to accept all service or process pursuant to law.
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<br />B.Responsibility for Acts of Manager, Operator, or Local Agent: Licensees are responsible for the
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<br />acts or omissions of their managers, operators, local agent, or other authorized representative.
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<br />908.07: LICENSING SUSPENSIONS, REVOCATION, DENIAL, AND NONRENEWAL
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<br />A.Applicability: Every license issued under the provisions of this Chapter is subject to suspension
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<br />or revocation by the City Council.
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<br />B.Unoccupied or Vacated Rental Units: In the event that a license is suspended, revoked, or not
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<br />renewed by the City Council, it shall be unlawful for the owner or the owner’s duly authorized
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<br />agent to thereafter permit any new occupancies of vacant or thereafter vacated rental units until
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<br />such time as a valid license may be restored by the City Council.
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<br />C.Grounds for License Action: The Council may revoke, suspend, or decline to renew any license
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<br />issued under this Chapter upon any of the following grounds:
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<br />1.False statements, misrepresentations, or fraudulent statements on any application or other
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<br />information or report required by this Chapter to be given by the applicant or licensee.
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<br />2.Failure to pay any application fee, fine, penalty, re-inspection fees, reinstatement fee, special
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<br />assessments, real estate taxes, or other financial claims due to the City as required by this
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<br />Chapter and City Council resolution.
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<br />3.Failure to continuously comply with any property maintenance, zoning, health, building,
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<br />nuisance, or other City Codes; or failure to correct deficiencies noted in Compliance Notices
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<br />in the time specified in the notice.
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<br />4.Failure to comply with the provisions of an approved memorandum of understanding (MOU)
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<br />with the City that addresses the underlying causes for the nuisance conduct and provides a
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<br />course of action to alleviate the nuisance conduct.
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<br />5.Failure to actively pursue the termination of the tenancy of tenants who have violated the
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<br />provision of this Chapter or Lease Addendum on file with the City or have otherwise created
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<br />a public nuisance in violation of City, state, or applicable laws.
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<br />6.Failure to eliminate imminent health and life safety hazards as determined by the City or its
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<br />authorized representatives.
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<br />7.Failure to operate or maintain the licensed premises in conformity with all applicable state
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<br />and local laws and ordinances.
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<br />D.License Action Sections: Revocation, suspension, and non-renewal may be brought under either
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<br />this Section or any other Section of Chapter 908.
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<br />E.Notification, Hearing and Decisions Basis:
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<br />1.Written Notice, Hearing: A decision to revoke, suspend, deny, or not renew a license shall
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<br />be preceded by written notice to the applicant or licensee of the alleged grounds, and the
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<br />applicant or licensee will be given an opportunity for a hearing before the City Council
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<br />before final action to revoke, suspend, deny, or not renew a license.
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<br />2.Decision Basis: The Council shall give due regard to the frequency and seriousness of
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<br />violations, the ease with which such violations could have been remedied or avoided, and the
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