General Provisions

66.01 Definitions

66.02 License required

66.03 License and fees

66.04 Transfer of license

66.05 License expiration

66.06 Inspection

GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 66.01 DEFINITIONS.

(A) The following terms, as used in this Ordinance, shall have the following meanings:

(1) The term “owner” means the property titleholder of record, as recorded with the Norman County Recorder.

(2) The term “dwelling unit” means any building, structure or enclosure, including any manufactured home, rented or offered for rent by any person or persons.

(3) The term “long-term hotel dwelling unit” means dwelling unit in any hotel or motel as defined in Minnesota Statutes § 157.15 as it may be amended from time to time, which dwelling unit is held out or available to the public for use of sleeping or residential purposes for periods of one week or more.

(4) The term “rooming house dwelling unit” means any dwelling unit in any building or structure, which building or structure is used or held out to be a place where sleeping accommodations are furnished to the public as regular roomers for periods of one week or more.

§ 66.02 LICENSE REQUIRED.

It is unlawful for any person, as the owner, agent or other person having control of any dwelling unit, to lease, rent or permit to be leased or rented, any dwelling unit within the City of Halstad without having obtained a dwelling unit rental license for such dwelling unit from the City of Halstad.

§ 66.03 LICENSE AND FEES.

(A) The annual dwelling unit rental license fee for each dwelling unit other than a long-term hotel or rooming house dwelling unit is twelve dollars ($12.00).

(B) The annual dwelling unit rental license fee for each long-term hotel or rooming house dwelling unit is twelve dollars ($12.00).

(C) The annual dwelling unit rental license fee for each manufactured home not licensed shall be twelve dollars ($12.00).

§ 66.04 TRANSFER OF LICENSE.

Each license issued pursuant to this ordinance may be transferred to another party, provided that any licensee shall deliver written notice of the transfer to the City Clerk at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the transfer of the licensed premises, which notice shall include the name and address of the transferee.

§ 66.05 LICENSE EXPIRATION.

Each license issued pursuant to this ordinance shall expire on the 31^st day of December of the year in which such license is issued regardless of the date upon which it was issued. Provided, however, that new initial license may be prorated on a monthly basis.

§ 66.06 INSPECTION.

Upon receipt of an application for any dwelling unit rental license, the City Clerk shall forward a copy of such application to the Housing Inspector, whereupon the Housing Inspector shall within ten (10) days after receiving such application, inspect the dwelling unit to be licensed to determine whether such unit complies with the provision of applicable codes. No dwelling unit rental license shall be issued by the City unless the dwelling unit complies with provisions of City, County and State laws, regulations and codes, which pertain to such dwelling unit.