Eagan, MN Rental Property Rules: Rental Registration (2026)

Subd. 4A requires the owner of a rental dwelling to submit a complete application on the city's prescribed form before renting, and to notify the community development director in writing within 30 days of any change to that information. The application must list the name, address, phone number, email, and date of birth of every owner of the property; a designated manager's contact information if the owner lives outside the Twin Cities metro area; the street address, unit count, and unit types in the building; a contact person reachable by phone 24 hours a day, 365 days a year; each owner's Social Security or tax identification number; and signed certifications that the owner will use a written lease for every tenant, comply with the Kari Koskinen Manager Background Check Act, and attend the city's required rental housing training.

Subd. 4B requires a background investigation of the property owner and of anyone holding a 20-percent-or-greater financial interest, except that a first-time applicant whose rental was already properly registered with the city as of the section's effective date is exempt from that background check. Subd. 4C sets a non-refundable application fee and a separate conversion fee for a dwelling being converted from owner-occupied to rental use, both payable with the application, along with the annual license fee, all set by council resolution and varying by whether the property is a single rental dwelling or a multiple rental dwelling of four or more attached units.