Roseville, MN Short-Term Rentals: Repeat Violator Strikes (2026)

Section 313.09 of the Roseville City Code gives the city council authority to revoke or suspend a short-term rental license at any time under chapter 313 or Section 301.09. The first listed ground in subsection (a)(1) is two or more confirmed violations within 180 days, except for a single violation covered by subsection (b). Other grounds include false or misleading application information, failure to maintain the property to the code including chapters 405 and 906, violations by the owner, agent, tenant or guests of the rules governing the premises, and failure to provide the monthly records required by Section 313.12(a). The listed rules include state laws on gambling, prostitution, controlled substances, alcoholic beverages, disorderly houses, weapons, disorderly conduct and assault, along with chapters 404, 405, 508, 906, 1004, 1005, and 1013 of the City Code.

Subsection (b) lets the city manager, on recommendation by the police chief, administratively suspend a license after a single violation that reasonably posed or poses a threat to public safety. Subsection (c) sets the penalty ladder: a suspension is for a term not less than 180 days for the first suspension and 365 days for the second, and the council can impose longer terms depending on the gravity of the offense. Subsection (d) provides that revocation is considered by the council when violations occur under subsection (a) or (b) or when two prior suspensions occurred under the same licensee.

Reinstatement is hard. Under subsection (e) a suspended licensee must apply as for a new license, show the circumstances have been remedied, satisfy the suspension, submit a mitigation plan, and win council approval. After revocation, subsection (f) allows reinstatement only on an ownership change, and a transfer to a family member or an affiliated entity does not count. Appeals go to the city manager within ten calendar days under Section 313.11.