Brooklyn Park, MN Rental Property Rules: Rental Registration (2026)
Key Facts
- Licensing authority
- City Manager
- Exemption
- Owner-occupied units
- Apartment license year
- July 1 to June 30
- General housing license year
- October 1 to September 30
- Application detail
- Requires certificate-of-compliance date
- Civil penalty
- Up to $2,000 per offense
Summary
Every rental dwelling in Brooklyn Park, from a single general housing unit to a full apartment complex, must be licensed annually by the City Manager under § 117.43 before it can be rented out. Owner-occupied units are exempt, and operating unlicensed exposes the owner to administrative citations, fines and other civil or criminal penalties.
It is unlawful to operate a rental dwelling in the city without first having obtained a license from the City Manager. Each general housing unit and each apartment complex must register annually with the City Manager. No license is required under this subchapter when an owner occupies a living unit as a permanent residence. Failure to obtain a rental license may result in the issuance of administrative citations and fines and any other civil or criminal penalties available to the city.
Full Breakdown
43 makes it unlawful to operate a rental dwelling in Brooklyn Park without a license issued by the City Manager, and it requires every general housing unit and apartment complex to register annually; the only exemption is a living unit the owner occupies as a permanent residence. 46 must be submitted in writing and disclose the owner's and operator's names, addresses, phone numbers and identification numbers, the property's legal address, the number and type of living units, and the date of the most recent certificate of compliance; an owner based more than 50 miles from the property must name a local operator within that radius. 45. 48. 482. 52.
Violations & Fines
Operating a rental dwelling without the § 117.43 license triggers administrative citations and civil penalties under Chapter 37, capped at $2,000 per offense with each day a separate violation, plus any criminal penalty available under § 10.99. The City Manager can also revoke, suspend, deny or refuse to renew a license for false statements, unpaid fees, uncorrected violations or refusing entry to an inspector under § 117.52(D).
Frequently Asked Questions
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