St. Francis, Minn., Code of Ordinances ch. 4, § 6 § 4-6-4

A. License Required. No person, firm or corporation shall operate a rental dwelling unit without first having obtained a license to do so from the City as provided for in this Ordinance.
1. Rental Licenses are subject to and shall follow the Business Regulation and Licensing Ordinance of City Code, Chapter 6 .
2. Each license shall be good for two (2) years and expire on January 31 on the second year after issuance, except as otherwise described in Section 4-6-13 regarding the process for the first renewal.
3. License renewals for the following years shall be filed on or before January 15 prior to the license expiration date.
4. A license shall not become valid until a complete application is received, the required fee is paid and inspections or re-inspections are completed as necessary.
5. Rental dwelling licenses shall not be transferable to another person, organization or to another rental dwelling.
6. Every person holding a rental dwelling licenses shall give notice in writing to the City within ten (10) business days after having legally transferred or otherwise disposed of the legal control of any licensed rental dwelling. The notice shall include the name and address of the person succeeding the ownership or control of the licensed dwelling or dwellings.
B. Application. Applications for rental licenses shall be made in writing to the City by the owner of the rental dwelling unit(s) or his/her designated agent. The applicant shall supply:
1. The name, address and telephone number of the dwelling owner, the owning partners if a partnership and/or that of the corporate officers if a corporation.
2. The name, address and telephone number of the designated resident agent, if any.
3. The name, address and telephone number of the management representative.
4. The name, address and telephone number of the vendee, if the dwelling is being sold through a contract for deed.
5. The legal address of the dwelling.
6. The type of dwelling.
7. The type and number of dwelling units within the dwelling.
8. Number of occupants.
9. A description of the procedure through which tenant inquiries and complaints are to be processed.
10. An acknowledgement that the owner or designated agent has received a copy of this Ordinance.
11. Certification of Taxes and Utilities Paid: Prior to approving an application for a rental housing license, the property owner shall provide certification to the City that there are no delinquent property taxes, special assessments, interest, or City utility fees due upon the parcel of land to which the rental housing license application relates.
C. Fees.
1. In General.
a. License fees for renewal of licenses under this Ordinance shall be due on January 15 immediately prior to the license expiration date.
b. In cases of new unlicensed dwellings, license fees shall be due upon issuance of the certificate of occupancy.
c. Reserved.
d. The amount of license fees shall be as set forth in the City's official fee schedule. The licensee shall not be entitled to a refund of any license fee upon revocation or suspension of the license.
2. Additional Fees. Failure to renew a license by a required deadline, conversion, and re-inspections will be subject to additional fees as outlined in the City's official fee schedule.
D. Inspection.
1. No license shall be issued or renewed under this Ordinance unless the rental dwelling and its premises conform to the ordinances of the City and the laws of the State of Minnesota.
2. The City may conduct an inspection of such dwelling and premises to make that determination.
3. It is the responsibility of the property owner to coordinate inspection and notify tenants in accordance with statutory requirements of Minn. Stat. Chapter 504B.
4. Failure to schedule or allow such inspection is a violation of this Ordinance.
E. Posting of License. Every licensee of a rental dwelling shall cause to be conspicuously posted in the main entryway or other conspicuous location therein the current license of the respective rental dwelling for all multiple family buildings.
F. Lease Addendum for Crime Free/Drug Free Housing . Property owners and manager shall require tenants to complete a lease addendum supporting Crime Free/Drug Free housing at the time of lease agreement.