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St. Paul Pioneer Press � 11/24/2005 � Hopes are high for rental licensing <br />Photo Reprints <br />Internships .��...,-..� <br />Advertise <br />Subscriber Services <br />NI�----,,. � <br />St. P a u I Reads <br />Page 2 of 2 <br />The city worked on the law for more than a year with the Minnesota Muiti Housing Association, <br />owners and police. The housing association is a nonprofit advocacy group for the rental housin� <br />Under the law, owners with fire or building code violations will get warnings before their license <br />period oftime. If owners operate without a license, the city can fine them or preventthem from i <br />tenants. If an owner or manager commits a crime, the city also has the power to revoke a IiGen: <br />three chancesto solve problems with tenants committing crimes before violating the rental (icer <br />Mc9�r �rr.�r�, �ii e±.#ar �T er�i�iliCiF�F Al!&e� �t1 117� ��r-�ii �� aas"r."�!i�1, �r�id il �i�a fi,� �, i�rr{r r��$ <br />�eginning .f tk har hwnsa debal �i¢- I� �y waa �aerrar�ofy �urd6hing ��lal .r,.�.,�^.T o <br />mistakcs of a few. Now the group is happy with the (aw and the STAR p� c�r�m, bothcreated a! <br />other cities, she said, <br />"It's a very positive kind of approach," Grove said. "You've got your stick and you've got your ca <br />much more of a carrot." <br />Arrgl� �I�m��, �� mana�ei �f ihe f.3�-4yxi �� �+f ��unsrille apa�rner��s a�r,, pairlicipat <br />� t�e r� 7� hce�se levr. St� trras � farar �f ih� �han� t�ur v�ars a��inst bc� �.�a-� <br />license. �h� agrees with the final result, especially because thd law only penalizr•a ihose rental <br />maintaining their sites. <br />"You get a couple bad apples that makes everyone look bad," Fleming said. "This should be ab <br />city) in the future to avoid those types of situations." <br />Maricella Mirandacan be reached at 651-228-5421 or mmiranda@pioneerpress.com. <br />��•� `�'F� . ' : � 1 � <br />t�,� � ° �_� , �i��9 �OY� ��R- I <br />�4 <br />r . Il� �4�rb4'�'�p� • <br />.� <br />.. �.�:='��� d, ��: �'OWF��P� I <br />� emai� this � print this � reprint <br />mm� � �: I Susiness Sparts Entertamment Living � Snop Loca � Ciass�feds � Jobs Cars Homes � <br />� � + �4bo-�r TwlnO�l�[�s corfl Ab�ut t14� �-}F �R�� NQtwq� Gr t � <br />I � fi 4� � Rriv���' ��iGY+u`•I�i J A�auc <br />'.�..�'r`J'r' �i� C�Ilrc ��he� �il�� �I��f i �OpyfKJfX <br />tt�;�;r+,��:t+��inc�tics,��rn�m]dfpi�n�Epecs�'I�i����$,ht�r� 11���'���5 <br />