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Owner or licensee means any person having a legal or equitable interest in a dwelling that is required to be <br /> licensed under this chapter as recorded in the official state,county or city records as holding title to the property <br /> or otherwise having control of the property. <br /> Person may be an individual, corporation,firm,association,company, partnership,organization or any other <br /> group acting as a unit. <br /> Rental dwelling means any dwelling used for residential occupancy by one or more persons who are not the <br /> owner or a member of the owner's immediate family. <br /> Rental dwelling license means a certificate issued by the city administrator or designee after the rental <br /> dwelling or rental dwelling unit has passed a rental dwelling inspection. <br /> Rental dwelling unit means any room or rooms,or space, in any rental dwelling designed or used for <br /> residential occupancy by one or more persons who are not the owner or the owner's qualifying relative. Qualifying <br /> relative is defined as: parent,stepparent, child,stepchild,grandparent,grandchild, brother,sister, uncle, aunt, <br /> nephew or niece.This relationship may be either by blood or by marriage. <br /> Short term rental(STR)means a dwelling unit,offered to the public in exchange for money,goods or <br /> services, on a nightly or weekly basis for not more than 30 consecutive days. <br /> Tenant means any person occupying a dwelling unit or having possession of a space within a dwelling unit <br /> who pays, in any manner,for the right to occupy such space or who has a leasehold right to occupy the dwelling <br /> unit. <br /> (Ord. No. 21-17, §2,8-24-2021;Ord. No. 23-16,9-12-2023) <br /> Secs. 26-616-26-644. Reserved. <br /> DIVISION 2. LICENSE <br /> Sec. 26-645. License required. <br /> No person shall operate a rental dwelling building or unit without first having obtained a license to do so <br /> from the city. <br /> (1) A rental license is required for all rentals, including short term rentals (STRs). <br /> (2) Tents, campers,trailers,yurts, and similar may not be rented out or used as residences.Only those <br /> places of residence with active certificates of occupancy(CO)for habitation may be rented. Property <br /> owners may not let or rent land for camping unless locating in a properly zoned and designated <br /> campground in accordance with City Code. <br /> (3) Exceptions. <br /> a. These rental licensing requirements do not apply to residential property that has been sold on a <br /> contract for deed so long as the purchaser(vendee)occupies the property and the sale <br /> document used to memorialize the sale is a Minnesota uniform conveyancing blank and is <br /> recorded with the Anoka County Recorder's office and a copy is provided to the city upon <br /> request. <br /> b. These rental licensing requirements do not apply to residential property that is occupied by the <br /> owner or the owner's qualifying relative and two or fewer tenants where the owner and the <br /> tenants share all living space within the dwelling. <br /> Created: 2024-07-25 15:21:31 [EST] <br /> (Supp. No. 13,Update 2) <br /> Page 2 of 11 <br />