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Item No: 08A I / 1 City of Mounds View Staff R Meeting Date: Type of Business City Administrator Review Feb 27, 2023 Council Business To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Jon Sevald, Community Development Director Item Title/Subject: Resolution 9699, Approving the Revocation of Rental License; 5661, 5671, 5691 Quincy Street Introduction: Numerous City Code violations have occurred on the properties located at 5661, 5671, and 5691 Quincy Street. The three apartment buildings on the properties have a total of 12 rental units, 3 of which are currently occupied. The City has condemned five (5) of the twelve (12) units on the three properties. Staff is requesting that the City Council revoke the Rental License for each of the properties referenced herein. Discussion: An annual Rental License is required for the rental of residential property.' The City licenses 250 properties, and 1,865 rental units (2023). Thirty-one percent (31 %) of Mounds View residents are renters.2 To receive a Rental License, the owner must complete an application, comply with requirements in City Code §119.021 (Application for License), and pay applicable fees. First time rental properties are inspected prior to the issuance of a license. Otherwise, multi -family rental properties are inspected annually per Fire Code (common areas), and every three years per Rental Code (rental units).3 Rental Licenses are approved administratively. 5661, 5671, and 5691 Quincy Street are apartment buildings with four rental units in each building. The apartment buildings were built in 1964 and 1967. City records indicate a history of Code violations dating back to the 1970's. Erik Halvorson purchased the apartments in 2003 and 2004, and obtained Rental Licenses. The City has issued numerous correction orders. On occasions, rather than making the correction in a particular rental unit, Mr. Halvorson has chosen to vacate the unit (vacant units are not required to be licensed). Staff has found squatters occupying unsecured units, and in the basement. The three properties have generated over 287 police calls since January 1, 2020. Two tenants died in 2021 due to a drug overdose and a suspected overdose. Very recently, a guest of one of one of the residents had a physical altercation with two police officers on Quincy Street. City Code 119.020(B) License Required; Exceptions: (1) A rental dwelling license is not required for single-family dwellings occupied by the owner where no more than two sleeping rooms are rented and the renters have access to the entire dwelling. (2) A rental dwelling license is not required for single-family dwellings occupied only by the owner's children or parents. (3) A rental dwelling license is not required for zero -lot -line dwellings in which the units are owned individually and not rented. (4) A rental dwelling license fee and the inspection will be waived by the city for two-family dwellings if both units are occupied by the owner, the owner's children or the owner's parents, subject to annual submission of the rental license application form. US Census Bureau, 2021 ACS 5-Year Estimates Detailed Table: Total population in occupied housing units City Code §119.005 (Inspections) I Fie Muunub V Iew V ISlun A Thriving Desirable Community