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The cost is another concern. Even a modest fee, say $50, adds up with multiple units. This is money out of my <br />family's paycheck. Landlords already pay higher property taxes and insurance premiums. <br />In addition, these inspections are often repetitive. Town homes and condos generally have strict rules on <br />maintenance, health and saftey issues, and rentals, which is the case with my homes. Though in my situation, I <br />don't receive any state or county aid from any of my tenants, if a tenant does receive section 8 assistance or aid <br />from another program, these programs require, usually, yearly inspections checking for health and safety issues. <br />If there are issues, the organization requires the landlord to fix the issues before more rent is paid to the <br />landlord. I would suggest that the most vulnerable tenants are already well protected through the subsidizing <br />organization, and the other tenants have the financial means and intellectual savvy to take care of issues with <br />the landlord if appropriate, or report the landlord to the appropriate governmental organizations. Also, many <br />insurance providers for the building require at least a drive by inspection before they write an insurance policy. <br />If the insurance company finds the home vacant, or in poor repair, they will cancel the insurance policy. This <br />alone is uaully incentive for the landlord to make appropriate repairs. <br />I wouldn't be opposed to registering rental properties, if there was no cost involved or additional oversight. If a <br />rental license is approved, I would hope there would be exceptions to rental licensing, like excluding homes that <br />are newer or excluding landlords that are real estate professionals, are have professional management. You may <br />also want to exclude rental properties that rent for more than $1300 or $1400. The tenants that can afford to live <br />in more expensive homes are going to have other rental options and will insist the landlord fix problems. <br />There will always be some problem rental units, but there is no value in punishing all the good landlords with <br />more paperwork and cost because of a few bad landlords. There are also bad homeowners that don't take care of <br />there properties. I'd recommend making or enhancing existing ordinances to keep the blight out of Ramsey in <br />both the rental and owner occupied housing stock and not add another burden to the landlords. <br />Best regards, <br />Nathan Gunn <br />Foundational Realty <br />14228 Vintage ST NW <br />Andover, MN 55304 <br />C: 651-470-6212 <br />Category: Community Developement <br />Sub Category: Planning <br />Assigned To: none <br />Priority: Low <br />Urgency: Low <br />Status: ${Status} <br />Request User: nathanaunn@comcast.net <br />Total Active Records: 29 <br />Active records for none: 0 <br />2 <br />