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ORDINANCE
CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA 33
Presented By
Referred To
Committee Date :
An ordinance to amend Chapter 51
of the Saint Paul Legislative Code
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN:
Sec. 51.06. Suspension, revocation and denial.
(a) Grounds for revocation. The director may, in writing, issue
a notice to the owner or owners of the City�s intent to
suspend or revoke a rental dwelling unit registration
certificate or deny an application therefor:
(i) Whenever the certificate was issued in error or on the
basis of incorrect information supplied;
(ii) When it is determined by the director that the dwelling
unit constitutes a nuisance as described in Section
4-5.D3 of th� Saint Paul Legislative Code, or is in
violation of any ordinance or regulation or any
provision of the Saint Paul Legislative or
Administrative Codes;
(iii) When the owner has submitted a false, incomplete or
inaccurate statement as part of the application for a
certificate;
(iv) If it is determined that an applicant/owner is
applying for a certificate which has been
previously denied, or is currently suspended, or
revoked on the subject rental dwelling unit and is
not in compliance with all the conditions and
regulatioas as set forth in the ordinances herein.
(v) If the dwelling meets the threshold for excessive
consumption of city services under either chapter 34 or
chapter 267 and an enforcement officer inspects or
observes a new violation of the Saint Paul Legislative
Code or a failure to correct a prior violation; or if
the owner has failed to pay fees due under ordinances
relating to the excessive consumption of police and/or
inspection services; PUBLISNfD
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(vi) If the dwelling meets the threshold for excessive ����
consumption of city services under either chapter 34 or
chapter 267 and an enforcement officer inspects or
observes a new violation of the Saint Paul Legislative
Code or a failure to correct a prior violation; or if
the owner has failed to pay fees due under ordinances
relating to the excessive consumption of police and/or
inspection services;
(vii) If it is found, upon any inspection by the director,
that any rental dwelling unit does not conform to the
requirements of applicable safety codes;
(viii) If the owner, in a material matter, fails to comply
with the regulations in section 51.08; or
(IX) If the building or structure
dwelling unit covered in this
a vacant building as defined
Legislative Code.
containing a rental
Chapter 51 becomes or is
in section 43.02 of the
Requested by Department of:
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by City
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Adion Requestetl:
Amend Saint Paul Legisladve Code Secrion 51.06 to make it clear that a sham ct�ange in ownership is a legitunate basis to deny a rental
registrarion certificate when the previous certificate for the same property was revoked.
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Service ConVacts Must Answer the Fotiowing questions:
Planning Commission i 1. Has this person/firm ever worked under a wnt2ct tor this departrnenY?
CIB Committee I Yes No
Civil Service Commissio� I 2. Has this personlfirtn ever 6eert a city employee?
i Yes No
3. Does this person/firtn possess a skill not normaliy possessed by any
i current city employee?
Yes No
' i�plain all yes answers on separete sheet and attach to green sheet
Initiating Problem, Issues, Opportunity (Who, What, When, Where, Why): �
Under the current ocdinance after rhe Council has revoked a landlord's rental tegistcation certificate, the landlocd can simply change the
name from "XI'Z Coiporation" to the "ABC Corporafion" and get a new certificate.
! AdvantapeslfApproved:
j See Above.
Disadvantapes If Approved:
None.
Disadvantapes 1f Nat Approved:
An imitended loophole m the city's rental regisuation revocation process will remain unaddressed.
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