Rental licensing is a city job in Scott County, not a county one. Shakopee licenses every non-owner-occupied rental and inspects each unit on a three-year cycle. Savage requires registration at no charge. Landlords register with their city, and the license rests on state habitability standards under Chapter 504B.
Scott County itself runs no rental registry; each city sets its own program. Shakopee requires a rental license for all non-owner-occupied units, valid for 36 months with annual renewal due January 1, and inspects every unit at least once in the three-year cycle to confirm heat, smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, working appliances, and freedom from pests. Savage mandates residential rental registration under its city code with no registration fee. Prior Lake regulates rentals through its zoning code and code-enforcement office. Across all of them, units must meet the habitability floor that Chapter 504B and the state building code set, including working smoke and CO alarms.
Renting without a required Shakopee license, or skipping a scheduled inspection, draws correction orders, fines, and possible license revocation. Failing to correct habitability defects can bar the landlord from collecting rent until the unit passes.
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