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Mounds View City Council October 23, 2006 Regular Meeting Page 8 property maintenance code and notice was issued to the property owner and there were two 1 instances of not maintaining the building and notices were issued for that as well. A follow up 2 inspection was completed in September and Staff met with the owner of record and the owner 3 informed Staff that none of the noted items were repaired and three of the four units were vacant. 4 5 Inspector Jeremiah Anderson indicated that the property owner has indicated he does not have 6 the rental income to satisfy the mortgage obligation and is not sure how he is going to handle the 7 disposition of the building as he is in foreclosure. Staff explained to the property owner that 8 authorization would be sought from the Council for non-renewal of the multiple dwelling license 9 for failure to correct deficiencies of the maintenance code and submission of the license 10 requirements for renewal. The owner of record was notified to come to the meeting. 11 12 Inspector Jeremiah Anderson indicated that he spoke to the resident occupying the one unit and 13 Staff informed them of the situation going on. 14 15 Council Member Thomas said that she is concerned about the occupying resident and she has no 16 desire to see them evicted and she would like to work within the Code and allow the rental some 17 how. She then said that she would hate to evict someone who could potentially work out a rental 18 agreement with the new owner once the building is sold. 19 20 Council Member Stigney said that he would be concerned if the building does not meet Code to 21 allow someone to continue to live there. He then asked if Staff knows what the rental 22 arrangements are. 23 24 Inspector Jeremiah Anderson indicated that he is not sure what the rental arrangements are and 25 Staff usually does not get involved with that but Staff can facilitate a meeting with the owner of 26 record and the property owner. 27 28 Inspector Jeremiah Anderson indicated that Council can decide how to proceed with this and 29 Staff has recommended non-renewal for the entire property but would not want to see someone 30 evicted. 31 32 Council Member Gunn indicated it would be a hardship for the renter to have to find another 33 place to live simply because the landlord is not in compliance. 34 35 Mayor Marty said that the proposed 30 days is a short window of time for the tenant to locate 36 another place to live but, he would like to set a date certain to have the situation corrected. He 37 then suggested 60 to 90 days for the situation to be corrected unless there is a health and safety 38 issue at the property. 39 40 Director Ericson suggested a way to amend the Resolution to not renew the license for the three 41 units and, once the other unit becomes vacant then it is not valid for further rental along with 42 tying in a timeframe to bring the property into compliance. Staff would recommend an 43 immediate inspection to ensure that there are no immediate heath, safety, or welfare issues posing 44 a threat to the tenant. 45