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Cities and providers clash over rental licensing, density of group homes; committee hears competing testimony on HF 1477
Summary
House File 1477 would restore limited municipal authority to apply rental licensing and proximity limits to certain small congregate care settings; city officials described life‑safety and service‑concentration problems, providers and disability advocates warned the change could displace vulnerable residents.
House File 1477, introduced by Representative Nadeau, drew lengthy testimony from municipal officials, providers and disability advocates over whether cities should be able to use rental licensing and proximity rules to regulate small congregate care and assisted‑living homes.
Proponents — including a coalition of northwest suburban cities led by Brooklyn Park Mayor Hollis Winston — said a recent change in state law removed local inspection authority for smaller assisted‑living and residential care homes, leaving cities unable to inspect interiors or respond promptly to complaints. Winston told the committee Brooklyn Park had grown from about 29 licensed congregate care facilities in 2019 to…
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