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AN ORDINANCE CREATING CHAPTER 3200 OF THE LITTLE CANADA CITY CODE, KNOWN AS THE MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE RELATING TO RENTAL HOUSING LICENSING THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LITTLE CANADA, MINNESOTA ORDAINS: The Little Canada City Code is amended to insert the following new Chapter 3200, entitled "Rental Licensing": Section 1 3200.010. PURPOSE AND INTENT: The City Council has concluded that the regulation of the rental practices of single family and multi-tenant residential dwelling units through licensing will thereby promote the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the City, particularly those residents who live in rental properties and neighborhoods surrounding them. The purpose of the Property Licensing Code is to establish minimum standards, and procedures for their enforcement consistent with the right to personal privacy, for the protection of life, limb, health, property, safety, and welfare of the general public and the owners and occupants of all rental buildings and properties within the City. The City intends that the Rental Housing Licensing Code be an integral part of the City's program of health, safety, building, and land use regulations. 3200.020. INTERPRETATION: This Code is to be construed liberally in conjunction with the provisions of the City Code to give effect to the policy, purpose, and objectives of this Chapter, but is not to be construed to modify, amend or otherwise alter the provisions of the City Code relating to health, safety, building or land use regulation. It is not the intention of the City to intrude upon the fair accepted contractual relationship between tenant and landlord. The City does not intend to intervene as an advocate of either party, or to act as an arbiter. It is determined that certain conditions within existing buildings, lawful at the time of construction of the building, and not creating a hazardous condition, may not comply with the minimum requirements of this Code. Such conditions are referred to as "built-in deficiencies," and the Code official, in administering this Code, may consider built-in deficiencies as being beyond reasonable correction and accept them as an alternate method of meeting the intent of the Code. 3200.030. DEFINITIONS: The following words and terms when used in this Chapter shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: A. "Adult" - a person eighteen (18) years of age or older; B. "Applicant" -refers to a person as defined herein, who completes or signs an application for a license to rent real estate individually or on behalf of a business. C. "Assisted living" -refers to assisted living facilities licensed by the State of Minnesota D. "Business" -refers to the business of leasing properties for home occupation purposes;