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• Crime Free housing has been great for people who have never been landlords such as <br />"accidental landlords" who are renting because they haven't been able to sell their property. <br />o Owners initially grumble about having to take their class but consistently give the class <br />rave reviews after completing it. <br />Elk River <br />• All rental properties licensed <br />• Building department manages the program <br />o Building inspector does inspections <br />• License good for one year, every year there are inspections <br />• No rewards in place at this time for good landlords, everyone pays the same rate and has yearly <br />inspections <br />• Great way to keep rental housing safe <br />• Owners grumble about the fees and frequency of inspections but like that there is some <br />oversight. <br />Forest Lake <br />• No rental licensing program <br />• Comparable size to the City of Ramsey <br />• There are a few not habitable properties in Forest Lake <br />• The City has limited tools in dealing with them. <br />• The City's only real option is to declare a building to be a hazardous building <br />o Involves the City Council and the courts system <br />• The City only has the authority to walk on the property, they cannot inspect the interior without <br />permission <br />• Neighbors complain to the city council but nobody except the immediate neighbors of those <br />problem properties seems to really care. <br />• Seems to be a community values thing, Forest Lake has a lot of rural residents and they value <br />privacy a great deal, they out -vote the residents of the urbanized areas who might want slightly <br />more regulation. <br />• Might change as more suburban development occurs, new families might have different values <br />and flip things. <br />Minneapolis <br />• Minneapolis has rental licenses both for preservation of the housing stock and for public safety <br />• Inspects both interior and exterior of rental properties <br />o Does proactive building exterior code enforcement for homesteads as well <br />• Dwellings that have fewer than 3 units are covered by section 244 of the property maintenance <br />code. <br />• Dwellings with more than 3 units are subject to section 244 and the fire code as well <br />• Minneapolis has a tiered system for rental licensing <br />o Has had a tiered inspection program for years but recently instated a tiered fee program <br />as well <br />