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Tim Gladhill <br />From: Dean M. Scott <info@scottpropertiesmn.com> <br />Sent: Friday, January 29, 2016 3:39 PM <br />To: Ramsey Planning <br />Subject: Rental Licensing Program <br />Please consider the following: <br />I own by C4D and rent out 6936 Riverdale Dr NW in Ramsey (Townhome). <br />Because my primary business is Property Management, I deal with many properties in many cities <br />around the Metro Area. City Rental Licensing Fees are punitive and contradict the basic <br />fundamentals of property rights. Also, having to disclose information such as Names and information <br />of owners, tenants, and their privately agreed upon Lease terms and/or Lease copies is a privacy <br />issue. Each city that I deal with has slightly different requirements. My favorite, of course, are the <br />many cities that I work in that do not get involved at all. I was very happy when Ramsey dropped <br />these rules/requirements. I thought this was an amazing display of common sense and respect. The <br />City of Crystal also recently dropped their City Inspection requirement for selling a home. This was <br />smart, as that requirement had created an undue burden in cost ($160.00) and had created many <br />problems with closings happening on time or sales falling through. <br />Given all of this, my preferences are as follows in order: <br />1) NO Rental Licensing requirements, fees, or intrusion on property rights. <br />2) A NO FEE registry of Rental Properties that require the property address and owner name and <br />number only. <br />3) Required for owners, but not for owners who are or have a MN Licensed Agent doing Property <br />Management: 1) Multi -housing Cert, 2) Inspection every 6 years, 3) Inspection fee of no more than <br />$50, 4) Re -inspection fee of no more than $50. <br />I pride myself on Marketing good quality homes for owners. Due to my field, I am liable to owners and <br />tenants for providing safe housing. I also am required to do training on such each year to maintain my <br />license. Owner's should not have to pay me to do inspections twice per year (at the minimum) and <br />have to pay for a city inspection or be required to have a Multi -housing Cert. Honestly, the City <br />Inspections and the Multi -housing Cert. are both very laughable. I have done the class for this Cert. <br />and have been at countless City Rental Inspections. Most inspectors do not have a clue of what to <br />look for other than ripped screens and detectors. <br />Please consider holding to your current requirements ---NONE. <br />Everyone is taxed enough. This is just another tax for no reason that is called something else. <br />Thank -you, <br />Dean M. Scott <br />Scott rroperties, LLC <br />Real Estate Sales -Leasing -Management <br />1 <br />