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1 an individua/ deliberate/y defies the judge's order. l f a fine and/or t imprisonment are imposed, it is imposed by a Ramsey County Judge, not city � staff � � 10 907.23: Tenant request inspection. Notice should be given to owner. Staff �; Response - I n most cases notice wou/d be given to the owner. We willget , requests for inspections from tenants. They have the right to invite city � s ta ff in to /ook a t an issue and may request it be an anonymous comp/aint, a t � which point we cannotgive this information to the property owner because of I� Data Practices. The property owner may object to the inspection and may I I insist that they be present which creates de/aysand intimidation issues. 1� Since it is not required, s ta ff recommendswe not be required to notify the I � property owner. I� ]� �1. How can excessive occupancy and parking be resolved? Staff Response -The ]� rentallicensing ordinance provides a better method to ca/cu/ate occupancy. ] r The /PMCis a too/ property managers can use (and have requested the city a� adopt) to stop tenants from overcrowdingand deteriorating their rental I{� units. / t is a/so a too/ the ci ty can use to address the numerous comp/aints we �;7 receive from upset homeowners who call and comp/ain of the disruptive � s affect renta/sing/e-family properties (which are typically overcrowded) have ?? an their neighborhoods- a comp/aint which we are now powerless to address. �?� Without the added e/ement o f rental licensing, the city has no authority to - �� enter renta/ properties and enforce these overcrowdingprovisions. �5 Homeownersare then very frustrated in the City's inability to act. To �� demonstrate this further: a potentia/ buyer of renta/ property askedcity �� staff how many peop/e he cou/d p/ace in a sing/e family renta/ home. When �� to/d the m�imum was four, he stated the building wou/d notgenerate a �{� profit and therefore decided nofi to buy the property. This adds credibility 3� to the common comp/aint that renta/ homes often contain more than four � I renters. The housing maintenance code cou/d inc/ude stronger parking �� regu/ations to reduce excessive parking within R1 zoned areas. / f .�.� overcrowding is eliminated, many o f the common comp/aints associated with �� overcrowding (pQrkirrg on thegrass, b/ocking access, parking in front of other �� homes, outside storage) are therefore eliminated ;� �� i� Clarification of license posting. Reference to violation of civil rights or equal �� opportunity if property is posted as a rental. - People confused the posting �� at the entry with posting outside. Staff Response - The intent was ta pas� �� internally. This is more important in a renta/ property than a sing/e family �