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• It is a community values issue and large swaths of the Forest Lake population have a very rural <br /> mentality and don't like property regulation. <br /> • Forest Lake's planner expects that the City might start to regulate multi-family sometime in the <br /> near future but that single-family regulations are likely a long ways off, will require more <br /> suburbanization and attitude shifts. <br /> Other Take-Aways <br /> • In most cities, the rental license is not transferrable, Saint Cloud being the exception. <br /> • Some cities, Coon Rapids for example, have experimented with using third-party inspectors but <br /> most have ultimately decided that there is benefit to having the inspections performed by city <br /> staff(increased oversight and accountability?). <br /> o West Saint Paul continues to use third party inspectors and actually lets property <br /> owners choose an inspector from a list of city approved vendors. <br /> • At a minimum, having some kind of registration program gives the City accurate contact <br /> information with which to reach the owner if there is an emergency at the property. <br /> • Many cities allow family members of owner to rent without going through licensing. <br /> • Group homes do not require licensing because they are licensed through the state. <br />