I can't say that I support the theory that rental property licensing is working. To me the process is much like the "duct cleaning" process that was on the news the other night. You pay for the permit or in this case the license and then that's it. There's no inspection. In the case of the rental license, I guess if the neigbhors scream loud enough about a property, an inspection might be conducted but certainly not automatically as part of the licensing process.
I have a property right next door to me. He rented it for quite awhile without a rental license. I complained and finally he was forced to get the $20 rental license. There was no initial inspection and to my knowledge has not been one since he got his license. There have been several different groups of people who have rented this place. They all end up leaving when they realize what a dump they rented. It looks good enough on the outside and not too bad on the inside until you realize the eves are hanging a foot from the roof and an entire condominium of pigeons and squirrels are living in the attic. Isn't all that pigeon poop a health hazzard? Then there is a missing basement window and squirrels come and go from there. The last tenants were too afraid to go into the basement and chose to leave rather than call housing inspections. They were afraid the landlord would withhold their deposit if they complained. If they scheduled a rental licensing inspection on this property, the property owner would have to let them in and unsuspecting tenants might not get taken like this. Barb Lickness Whittier __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Find the one for you at Yahoo! Personals http://personals.yahoo.com _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
