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• 15` Reading: Published: 2"O Reading: Effective: To County Recorder Council Member moved for adoption of the following ordinance: CITY OF LINO LAKES ORDINANCE NO. 08 -07 AMENDING THE CITY CODE BY ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 1009 RELATED TO HOUSING MAINTENANCE CODE The City Council of The City of Lino Lakes do ordain as follows: Section 1. That the Lino Lakes Code of Ordinances be amended by adding thereto a new Chapter 1009 to read as follows: CHAPTER 1009. HOUSING MAINTENANCE CODE General Conditions 1009.01 Scope of Chapter. Every portion of a building or premises used or intended to be used for residential purposes shall comply with the provisions of this Chapter irrespective of when the building was constructed, altered, or repaired. Any alterations or changes of use which may be caused directly or indirectly by the enforcement of this Code shall be done in accordance with applicable sections of the Building Code and Zoning Code. Rest homes, convalescent homes, nursing homes, hotels, and motels shall be exempted from compliance with this Chapter. 1009.02 Assurance of Rental Housing. It is the purpose of this Chapter to assure that rental housing in the City is decent, safe and sanitary and is so operated and maintained as not to become a nuisance to the neighborhood or to become an influence that fosters blight and deterioration or creates a disincentive to reinvestment in the community. The operation of rental residential properties is a business enterprise that entails certain responsibilities. Operators are responsible to take such reasonable steps as are necessary to assure that the citizens who occupy the units may pursue the quiet enjoyment of the normal activities of fife in surroundings that are: safe, secure and sanitary; free from crimes and criminal activity, noise, nuisances or annoyances; free