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1. Licenses for properties with one (jtofourj41 Dwelling Units are valid until June 30, 2013 regardless of the date of issue.frern July 1 of the yL: d 011eugh June -30= 2. Licenses for properties with more than four (4) Dwelling Units are annual licenses valid from Jul 1 throu *h June 30. Once licensed a has current. completed inspections of all units at the time of making its renewal application may be granted a renewal license valid from July 1 of the renewal year through June 30, 2013. Section 2 Insert a new Section 3200.045: 3200.045: PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO OBTAIN A LICENSE. A. Fees Doubled. A person or entity found by the City Administrator to be leasing a unit upon rental property without a license from the City must obtain a license before allowing continued occupancy of the rental unit or letting new leases of the rental unit. The application fees for any application made in this circumstance shall he twice those published by the City Council for license applications made under this Chapter. B. Misdemeanor. Any person, partnership, business entity or corporation leasing a unit upon real property without first obtaining a license from the City as required by Section 3200.040(A) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Each day on which an unlicensed rental unit is occupied in violation of this Chapter shall he a separate violation. Upon conviction, the offending party may be fined and confined up to the maximum amount permitted by Minnesota Statutes for each misdemeanor offense. C. hljunction. If the City Administrator believes that an unlicensed unit upon real property continues to he occupied following written notice to the person or entity owning the real property, the Administrator may direct that the City Attorney proceed with an action to have the unlawful occupancy enjoined in Ramsey County District Court. A misdemeanor summons for violation of this Chapter served upon the owner of the property is sufficient written notice for purposes of this section. D. Remedies Non - exclusive. The City may take one or more of the enforcement actions described above in response to any one violation. Use of one remedy does not preclude the City from seeking enforcement of this Ordinance through any legal means authorized by the city code, state or Federal law. Section 3 SUMMARY PUBLICATION. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 412.191, in the case of a lengthy ordinance, a summary may be published. While a copy of the entire ordinance is available without cost at the office of the City Clerk, the following summary 3