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Ordinance No. 892 Residential Licensing Requirements 7/8/22 Page 7 of 21 (6) Access for Inspection. Officials as designated by the City Manager or their respective representatives are 171 authorized to make inspections deemed reasonably necessary to enforce this chapter. All authorized 172 inspectors have the authority to enter any rental dwelling at all reasonable times. Pursuant to Minn. Stats. § 173 504B.211, the licensee is responsible for scheduling the inspection and notifying any existing tenant of the 174 inspection. The licensee must provide access to the requesting city official at the date and time of the 175 scheduled inspection. Failure to provide access for any reason may result in a re-inspection fee, in addition 176 to any other sanctions imposed for noncompliance. 177 (7) Access by occupant. Each occupant of a rental dwelling shall give the licensee, manager, or authorized city 178 official access to any part of the rental dwelling at reasonable times for the purpose of inspection, 179 maintenance, repairs, or alterations as are necessary to comply with the provisions of this Chapter. 180 (8) License Issuance and Posting. 181 (A) Applications for a rental license which are complete, and for which all rental units have been 182 authorized for occupancy following the required inspection, will be issued a rental license provided 183 that all real estate taxes and municipal utility bills for the premises have been paid. Real estate taxes 184 will not be considered to be due and unpaid for purposes of this Section while a proper and timely 185 appeal of such taxes is pending and is diligently pursued to completion by the landowner. 186 (B) The rental license shall be conspicuously posted (in a frame with a glass covering), in a common area, 187 hallway, or lobby of a multiple dwelling building if such an area exists. For all other rental dwellings 188 or in a multiple dwelling building without common areas, each rental dwelling shall have a copy of 189 the rental license on the premises. 190 (9) Changes in Information. It is the responsibility of the licensee to inform the City within 30 days of any 191 changes to the information provided on the application and/or license. Depending on the change and the 192 policy set by the City Manager, the licensee may be required to file an application to amend the rental 193 license and the City may require a new property inspection. 194 (10) Changes in Ownership. A rental license is non-transferable. If there is a change in the ownership of the 195 rental dwelling, the license automatically expires. The new owner must apply for a license under this 196 Article prior to the change in ownership. 197 (11) Applicable Laws. Rental licenses shall be subject to the applicable provisions of Local, State, and Federal 198 laws related to rental dwellings including but not limited to City Code, the Minnesota Human Rights Act, 199 and the Fair Housing Act. 200 (12) Duration of License. Licenses issued under this Article shall have a duration period of one year unless 201 otherwise specifically stated on an officially issued rental license. 202 (13) Renewal. A license renewal application must be submitted to the city prior to the expiration date of an 203 existing license. By policy as set by the City Manager, failure to initiate renewal prior to expiration of the 204 existing permit may require a licensee to secure a new license and may trigger a new property inspection. 205