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6 <br />1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br /> 36 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />an individual deliberately defies th e judge’s order. If a fine and/or <br />imprisonment are imposed, it is impose d by a Ramsey County Judge, not city <br />staff . <br /> <br />10. 907.23: Tenant request inspection. No tice should be gi ven to owner. Staff 5 <br />Response - In most cases notice would be given to the owner. We will get <br />requests for inspections from tenants. They have the right to invite city <br />staff in to look at an issue and may re quest it be an anonymous complaint, at <br />which point we cannot give this informat ion to the property owner because of <br />Data Practices. The property owner may object to the inspection and may <br />insist that they be present which cr eates delays and intimidation issues. <br />Since it is not required, staff recomme nds we not be required to notify the <br />property owner . <br /> <br />11. How can excessive occupancy and parking be resolved? Staff Response -The 15 <br />rental licensing ordinance provides a better method to calculate occupancy. <br />The IPMC is a tool property managers can use (and have requested the city <br />adopt) to stop tenants from overcrowding and deteriorating their rental <br />units. It is also a tool the city can use to address the numerous complaints we <br />receive from upset homeowners who ca ll and complain of the disruptive <br />affect rental single-family properties (which are typically overcrowded) have <br />on their neighborhoods – a complaint wh ich we are now powerless to address. <br />Without the added element of rental lice nsing, the city has no authority to <br />enter rental properties and enforce these overcrowding provisions. <br />Homeowners are then very frustrated in the City’s inability to act. To <br />demonstrate this further: a potential buyer of rental property asked city <br />staff how many people he could place in a single family rental home. When <br />told the maximum was four, he stated the building would not generate a <br />profit and therefore decided not to bu y the property. This adds credibility <br />to the common complaint that rental homes often contain more than four <br />renters. The housing maintenance co de could include stronger parking <br />regulations to reduce excessive pa rking within R1 zoned areas. If <br />overcrowding is eliminated, many of the common complaints associated with <br />overcrowding (parking on the grass, bloc king access, parking in front of other <br />homes, outside storage) are therefore eliminated. <br />12. Clarification of license posting. Referenc e to violation of civil rights or equal 37 <br />opportunity if property is posted as a rental. – People confused the posting <br />at the entry with posting outside. Staff Response - The intent was to post <br />internally. This is more important in a rental property than a single family