Saint Anthony, Minn., Mun. Code Ch. 155 (2026) § 152.09

(A) The owner of a rental dwelling must submit an application for a license on forms and in the format provided by the city. The owner must give notice, in writing, to the city within five business days of any changes to the information contained in the license application. The application must include:


(1) The owner’s name, address, and telephone number, owning partners if a partnership, corporate officers if a corporation;


(2) The name and address of a person residing or having a business office in Hennepin or Ramsey County, and appointed by the owner as an agent for purposes of notices under this chapter and for services of process upon the owner;


(3) The name and address of any managing operator or agent;


(4) The name and address of the contract for deed vendor if the rental dwelling is owned under a contract for deed;


(5) The legal address of the rental dwelling;


(6) The type and number of units within the rental dwelling;


(7) The height and the multiple dwelling in stories;


(8) The type of structure to be licensed (i.e., single-family, duplex, triplex); and


(9) The exterior finish of the building.


(10) The name and contact information for the party responsible for exterior maintenance of the property.


(11) The applicant must provide proof that the property meets the requirements established in § 150.16, including all required I and I inspections.


(12) If the license application is for rental of a single-family detached dwelling: For the applicant and for any other persons or entities with a financial or ownership interest in the proposed rental dwelling, a complete listing of all other non-homestead single-family real estate in which any such person or entity has a financial or ownership interest of any kind, along with the manner and amount of each said ownership interest.


(B) Upon approval by the City Council, the City Clerk will issue a license to the owner of the rental dwelling. A license is personal to the owner of a specified rental dwelling. No license may be transferred to a purchaser of a multiple dwelling or to any other person or entity. If a rental dwelling is sold, the purchaser may not own or operate the rental dwelling without first obtaining the license provided for in this chapter. A license will be valid for one year. If a license is issued during the year, the license will be prorated accordingly at the renewal time.


(C) All owners of residential rental properties are required to register their properties according to § 152.08 , however, the following property owners are exempt from the registration fee and the requirement to post a registration inspection:


(1) Per M.S. § 273.124(1c), owners of residential rental properties where all renters residing in the rental property are related to the owner as parent, stepparent, child, stepchild, grandparent, grandchild, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, nephew, or niece and the owner or agent that each of the renters is one of these relations. This relationship may be by blood or marriage. This exemption does not provide for any of the exempted occupants to receive compensation, in any form, from allowing occupancy to anyone not covered under this exemption, nor does it apply to non-family members residing as a guest or invitee of an exempted individual listed above.


(2) Owners of residential rental property licensed by the State of Minnesota as a group home and used as such. The owner or agent must provide the current license number on the registration form.


(3) In all cases, property owners meeting the criteria of this exemption are required to complete the affidavit of rental license exemption prior to owner leaving occupancy of the property.


(4) In all cases, an owner must notify the city in writing within 30 days if an exemption, as described in this section, is no longer applicable.


(Prior Code, § 150.128) (Ord. 08-003, passed 4-22-2008; Ord. 2025-06, passed 10-28-2025)