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<br /> <br />Ordinance No. 892 <br />Residential Licensing Requirements <br />7/8/22 <br /> <br /> <br />Page 8 of 21 <br />Section 13-156. General Licensee Obligations 206 <br />(1) Written Tenant Application and Lease Agreement Required 207 <br />(A) Prospective tenants shall be required to fill out an application and enter into a lease agreement in 208 <br />accordance with the following minimum standards: 209 <br />1. The licensee must utilize a written application for prospective tenants. 210 <br />2. The licensee must use a written lease agreement for all tenants. 211 <br />3. The written tenant application(s) and written lease agreement(s) for each tenant must be 212 <br />maintained within the licensee's files. 213 <br />(B) Upon request, the licensee must show proof, satisfactory to the city, that the licensee is maintaining 214 <br />the documents required by subsection (A) above. Failure to use, maintain, or provide these 215 <br />documents to the city upon request is a violation of this Article. 216 <br />(2) Notification requirements for public hearings 217 <br />The licensee must, as a continuing obligation of the license, provide written notice to tenants or in the 218 <br />alternative, post the written notice in the lobby or common area of the rental dwelling for any public 219 <br />hearing notice received by the licensee that pertains to the rental dwelling, the property on which the rental 220 <br />dwelling is located, or any adjacent rights of way. 221 <br />(3) Compliance with Minn. Stats. § 211B.20. 222 <br />Licensee must comply with the requirements of Minn. Stats. § 211B.20 and allow access to candidates who 223 <br />have filed for election to public office and seek admittance to the rental dwelling solely for the purpose of 224 <br />campaigning. 225 <br />(4) Responsibility for acts of manager 226 <br />Licensees are responsible for the acts or omissions of their managers as it pertains to the rental dwelling. 227 <br />Sec. 13-157. Maintenance standards. 228 <br />(1) In General. It is the responsibility of the licensee to assure that every rental dwelling is maintained in 229 <br />compliance with all city ordinances and state and federal laws. A violation of any City Code titles or 230 <br />Zoning Code provisions constitutes a violation of this Article and a public nuisance, and may be abated 231 <br />under the provisions of the Nuisances Chapter 17. 232 <br />(2) Snow and ice removal. 233 <br />(A) Rental dwellings containing three or more dwelling units shall: 234 <br />1. Remove snowfalls of one inch or more, or successive snowfalls accumulating to a depth of one inch 235 <br />or more, from all walkways, sidewalks and steps within 12 hours of cessation of the snowfall. 236