Bemidji, Minn., Code of Ordinances ch. 10, art. II § 10-46

(a) A license will be issued annually and expire on December 31st, following the issuance therefore. License renewal applications for the following year, along with the required fees, will be filed on or before November 15 of the current year, if this date falls on a weekend, the first week day following. On or before October 1, the city will provide notice of registration renewal and renewal application forms to the property owner or designated manager. The renewal application may be in such abbreviated form as deemed sufficient by the building official to verify current information on file concerning ownership and the rental unit(s).
(b) Upon receipt of a completed application for the license required under this article and payment of the applicable license fee, the city building department will issue a rental certificate of occupancy after the rental unit has been inspected as provided for in sections 10-52 and 10-53 .
(c) The city building department will not register or renew a rental unit or allow it to be occupied as a rental unless the licensee has paid all property taxes assessed to the property and the property is not delinquent in any other obligation to the City of Bemidji, including payment of the first-time rental registration fee in subsection (f).
(d) Except as otherwise provided in this article, any application for the renewal of an expired license will be processed as a new license application and the rental unit must comply with all applicable laws, including building code.
(e) First-time rental license fee. Any rental unit not currently registered pursuant to this section on the effective date of this article, will be subject to a first-time rental fee at the time it is initially registered as a rental unit. The first-time rental license fee includes the initial annual rental license fee. The payment of the first-time rental fee will be a prerequisite to the required registration and will be in the amount set by the city council in the city's fee schedule ordinance as the same may be amended from time to time. Upon receipt of a completed renewal application form and payment of the applicable fee, the city will schedule an inspection pursuant to section 10-53 . Issuance of a license prior to inspection is not a determination that the rental unit complies with code requirements.
(f) Late fee . Failure to timely file a renewal application will result in a late fee being assessed in an amount set by the city council in the city's fee schedule ordinance, as the same may be amended from time to time.
(g) Owner/manager training. If required under section 10-58 (d), prior to renewing a license, owners of rental dwellings, and/or their property or resident managers, must attend, at a minimum, the Phase I Crime-Free Multi-housing Educational Course or similar course as approved or certified by the city manager, as a condition of renewing a license. The cost of attending the educational requirements under this section will be paid by the owner, and are in addition to any license renewal and inspection fees. With the assistance of the city manager, the city police department will implement crime-free education program course(s) and establish the program course cost, schedule of course availability, and programming content. Courses will be available to the public on a voluntary basis as well.