Council advances rental registration, inspection sheets and occupancy-code review

Mar 26, 2025

After discussing estimated rental rates and complaint-driven inspections, the council authorized bringing a proposed rental registration fee, inspection code sheet, and revised Building Maintenance and Occupancy Code to the city lawyer for drafting.

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The City Council discussed proposed building maintenance and occupancy inspection sheets and a complaint-driven rental registration system March 26. City staff noted the state average rental rate is about 30% and estimated Long Prairie may have roughly 60% rental housing; council members discussed options for tracking rental ownership using county homestead/non-homestead data.

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