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2. License Term. Regular licenses will be issued for a period of two years. Provisional licenses will be issued for a period of six months. All licenses, regular and provisional, will be reviewed every six months after the beginning of the license term to determine the license status. 3. License renewal. License renewals shall be filed at least 90 days prior to license expiration date. Within two weeks of receipt of a complete application and of the license fee required by Section 12 -902, the Compliance official shall schedule an inspection. No application for an initial or renewal license shall be submitted to the city council until the Compliance official has determined that all Life, health safety violations or discrepancies have been corrected. 4. Condition of License. Prior to issuance or renewal of a license and at all times during the license term, a license holder must be current on the payment of all utility fees, taxes, and assessments due on the licensed property and any other rental real property in the city owned by the license holder. In the event a suit has been commenced under Minnesota Statutes, Section 278.01- 278.03, questioning the amount or validity of taxes, the City Council may on application waive strict compliance with this provision; no waiver may be granted, however, for taxes or any portion thereof which remain unpaid for a period exceeding one (1) year after becoming due. Section 12 -902. LICENSE FEES. License fees, as set forth by city council resolution, shall be due 90 days prior to the license expiration date; in the cases of new unlicensed dwellings, license fees shall be due upon issuance of the certificate of occupancy. A delinquency penalty of 5% of the license fee for each day of operation without a valid license shall be charged operators of rental dwellings. Once issued a license is nontransferable and the licensee shall not be entitled to a refund of any license fee upon revocation or suspension; however, the licensee shall be entitled to a license fee refund, prorated monthly, upon proof of transfer of legal control or ownership. City of Brooklyn Center 12 -15 City Ordinance A fee, as set by city council resolution, shall be charged for all reinspections necessary after the first reinspection. The reinspection fee(s) will be payable at the time of license renewal for the property, in the case of rental housing and at the time of recertification of occupancy for nonresidential properties. Section 12 -903. OWNER OR AGENT TO APPLY. License application or renewal shall be made by the owner of rental units or his legally constituted agent. Application forms may be acquired from and subsequently filed with the compliance official. The applicant shall supply: 1. First, middle (if any), and last name, address, date of birth, and telephone number of dwelling owner, owning partners if a partnership, corporate officers if a corporation. 2. Name, address, and telephone number of designated resident agent, if any. 3. Name, address, and telephone number of vendee, if the dwelling is being sold through a contract for deed. 4. Legal address of the dwelling. 5. Number of dwelling units within the dwelling. 6. Description of procedure through which tenant inquiries and complaints are to be processed. -12-