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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 /> 1 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 Properties, LLC <br /> Real Estate Sales-Leasing-Management <br /> 1 <br />