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30 this deadline. As of the hiring of Core Living Management on August 17, 2020, staff was told a report 31 and timeline for roof repairs will be submitted soon. 32 Beyond the actions noted above, and on a related matter, Community Development staff have been 33 contacted byAeon regarding a Purchase Agreement they entered into to acquire and rehab all 277 34 units. The Roseville Economic Development Authority, on June 22, 2020 offered public finance 35 support in the amount of $3.78 million in the form of affordable housing tax increment financing to 36 Aeonfor the acquisition and rehabilitation.Staff understands from both Aeon and G & G Management 37 that the Purchase Agreement was terminated on August 4, 2020. 38 On August 10, 2020, representatives of G & G Management, Ramesh Gupta and Nidhi Joshi contacted 39 staff regarding Aeon’s purchase agreement cancellation and next steps in terms of regaining a rental 40 license. Staff provided information, information which has also been previously provided, regarding 41 the status of the revocation. During the phone call, Mr. Gupta informed staff he has not made any 42 improvements to the property since the last inspection of June 19, 2020. 43 Nine months has passed since the rental license was revoked for the Marion Street/The Brittany’s 44 apartments and no meaningful progress has been made. The information outlined herein, and within 45 the attachments, demonstrates the applicant is not capable of making the necessary improvements to 46 regain a rental license and provide safe, secure, and sanitary housing. Not only is the applicant 47 incapable of correcting the housing deficiencies at the property, the applicant has continually 48 demonstrated an inability to understand the rental license process outlined in City Code, Chapter 908 49 or any of the correspondence City staff has provided during the last nine months that outlines the 50 necessary actions to regain a rental license. Because of this, staff sees no other alternative thanto 51 request the Council authorize staff to file a petition in Ramsey County court under the Minnesota 52 Tenant’s Remedies Act. This act allows the City, as the rental license authority, to present information 53 to a court in support of a landlord’s inability to make certain necessary repairsand request the court 54 to order the landlord to make such repairs. The court may also appoint an administrator to make the 55 necessary repairs on the owner’s behalf. See attachment E for more detailsabout the Emergency 56 Tenant Remedies Action. 57 P OLICY O BJECTIVE 58 City Code Section 908.01 states the rental license program is a “mechanism to ensure that rental 59 housing will not become a nuisance to the neighborhood; will not foster blight and deterioration; 60 and/or will not create a disincentive to reinvestment in the community”. The City Code acknowledges 61 the operation of a rental license “is a business enterprise that entails responsibilities”. Further, 62 “operators are responsible to assure that residents and children may pursue the normal activities of life 63 in surroundings that meet the following criteria: safe, secure, and sanitary; free from crimes and 64 criminal activity, noises, nuisances or annoyances; and free from unreasonable fears about safety of 65 persons and security of property.” 66 B UDGET I MPLICATIONS 67 The legal costs in relation to the filing of a petition in Ramsey County court under the Minnesota 68 Tenant’s Remedies Action are included in the City Attorney retainer. 69 S TAFF R ECOMMENDATION 70 Direct staff to authorize the filing of a petition in Ramsey County District Court under the Minnesota 71 Tenant’s Remedies Act, Minnesota Statutes Section 504B.395, et seq. Page 2 of 3