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REJournals.com - Rental ordinances put landlords in a tough position <br />- 8 - <br />it3 <br />Page 1 of 7 <br />eeiwtsarn <br />MINNESOTA <br />REAL ESTATE JOURNAL <br />Monday October 13 2003 <br />Rental ordinances put landlords in a tough position <br />THE TROUBLE WITH PROBLEM TENANTS <br />Contributing Writer <br />The situation is familiar to apartment managers throughout the <br />Twin Cities. A renter causes frequent problems that result in <br />multiple police calls to the complex. <br />Several metro -area communities have approved rental licensing <br />fees, some of which increase after a certain number of police calls. <br />Rental property owners and managers insist they cannot take <br />responsibility for tenant behavior, and in Brooklyn Park the <br />situation has escalated into a lawsuit filed against the city by Mid <br />Continent Management Corp. <br />In other cities, property maintenance ordinances and other <br />regulations are guiding officials in their dealings with rental <br />property. <br />The Minnesota Multi Housing Association believes code of conduct <br />and police call ordinances are a financial and administrative <br />burden to property owners, says Deborah Moran, director of <br />industry services for the association. <br />"A more positive approach to reducing crime and nuisances would <br />be for the police to work with the managers and owners to cite the <br />troublemakers, thus helping the owners to evict the people who <br />are causing the problems," she says. <br />Brooklyn Park <br />In June 2002, Brooklyn Park approved three classifications for <br />multihousing property, based on the number of counted police <br />calls. Previously, apartment owners paid a licensing fee of $11 per <br />unit per year. The new ordinance requires landlords to pay a fee <br />Oct 15, <br />Would yo <br />advertise <br />Learn ho' <br />http_ / /www.mrej.com/story.cfin ?Market= MN &StoryID =12080 10 /1 5/2003 <br />