Anoka, Minn., Code of Ordinances ch. 50, art. II § 50-62

(a) As a condition of the license, the licensee must, as a continuing obligation, maintain a current roster of tenants and other persons who have a lawful right to occupy the rental dwelling or rental dwelling units. The licensee must designate the name of the person who will have possession of the roster and must promptly notify the property maintenance coordinator, or his designee, of any change in the identity, address or telephone numbers of this person. The roster must be available for inspection by city officials upon request.
(b) If a person under investigation by the city claims a lawful right to occupy a rental dwelling unit or be present on the rental property, the property maintenance coordinator, or his designee, may request to inspect the lease for the unit in which the person claims to reside. Upon such request, the licensee, or his designee, shall provide the lease for inspection.
(c) Tenant background checks. All licensees who choose to conduct criminal background checks on prospective tenants 18 years and older must do so in compliance with the following two-step procedure. Licensee must provide the written copy of this two-step criminal background check policy, provided by the city, to the applicant prior to accepting the application or application fee.
(1) Step one: Limited criminal background screening. A licensee may conduct a limited criminal background screening either for the applicant or for all individuals age 18 and older who will reside in the rental dwelling, as long as the policy is applied to all applicants consistently. The limited criminal background screening will consider only:
(i) Felony criminal convictions related to the following categories of offenses: (1) property offenses, [3] (2) fraud offenses, ; (3) major violent offenses against persons, and (4) sex offenses.
(ii) Only those felony criminal convictions in the above listed categories where the conviction occurred within the last five years.
(iii) The property's limited criminal background screening will not consider arrests, charges, expunged convictions, convictions reversed on appeal, vacated convictions, offenses where adjudication was withheld or deferred, pardoned convictions, and sealed juvenile records for any applicant or tenant. It will not treat people differently based on whether the applicant is on probation or parole.
(2) Step two: Individual assessment. If an applicant is identified as having a felony criminal conviction in one of the specified categories of offenses within the five years prior to the application ("covered criminal conduct"), the property will provide an individual assessment of the applicant's current situation. The purpose of the assessment is to determine whether the applicant is able to fulfill the obligations of tenancy at the property.
(i) The property will first send a written notice to each applicant identified as having covered criminal conduct that includes specific information from the background check that creates a concern. The notice will inform the applicant that covered criminal conduct was identified in the limited criminal background screening and will invite the applicant an opportunity to provide additional information within seven days of receipt of the written notice for the property to consider. The requested information could include, for example, letters from parole officers, case workers, counselors, family members, or community organizations commenting on the applicant's responsible conduct and rehabilitation efforts.
(ii) Based on the information received from the applicant, as well as the information provided by the property's criminal background screening provider, the property will then conduct an individual assessment of each applicant identified as having covered criminal conduct. The property will consider all applicants equally and render decisions in a fair and consistent manner. The property will consider the following factors in determining whether to approve or reject the application:
(1) The facts or circumstances surrounding the criminal conduct;
(2) The age of the applicant at the time of the occurrence of the criminal offense;
(3) Evidence of a good tenant or employment history before or after the conviction or conduct;
(4) Evidence of rehabilitation efforts;
(5) The time that has elapsed since the occurrence of the conduct;
(6) Any information about the applicant that indicates good conduct since the offense occurred;
(7) Whether the conduct/conviction arose from the applicant's status as a survivor of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, or dating violence;
(8) Whether the conduct/conviction arose from an applicant's disability, including mental illness; and
(9) Any other information related to whether the applicant's specific criminal history creates the potential that the property's current residents, employees, or property will be exposed to a heightened risk of crime.
(3) If an applicant does not provide information for the property's consideration within seven days of the date of receipt of the "REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION" letter, the property will assess the applicant based upon available information obtained during the application process, including the information received from the property's credit and criminal background screening provider.