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Contact Information

2122 Campus Dr. SE Suite 300
Rochester, Mn 55904 (Map)

Phone: 507-328-2600
Fax: 507-328-2601

Mon-Fri 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Department Contacts

Landlord Ordinance Requirement

Rochester City Ordinance 38.125

Subd.21.     The licensee or applicant has completed either the Landlord Public Safety Seminar or the Phase I of the Crime Free Multi-Housing Program, or has submitted a comparable certificate from a crime free multi-housing program from another jurisdiction.  A licensee or applicant satisfies this requirement by proof that its management company has completed this program.  Existing license holders must satisfy this requirement prior to May 1, 2011.

(This ordinance applies to all persons that own rental property in Rochester.)

Options to satisfy the Landlord Ordinance

 There are currently two (2) options available:

1) Attend a class (Contact Darrel Hildebrant at 328-6890 or dhildebrant@rochestermn.gov)

2) View the online Public Safety Information Video, download the exam and update sheet, complete and mail or return the exam to our office with your remittance of $35.00. If your property is not currently licensed, please come into our office at 2122 Campus Drive SE to complete an application and schedule a required inspection to ensure the property is safe for your tenants to occupy.

      

Downloadable Forms

Public Safety Exam

Rental Property Owner Update Sheet 

If your property is not currently licensed, please come into our office at 2122 Campus Drive SE to complete an application and schedule a required inspection to ensure the property is safe for your tenants to occupy.

Rental License Registration Form

Crime-Free Multi-Housing Background Check Resources

Crime-Free Multi-Housing Background Check Resources Credit Bureaus

  • Equifax          1-800-711-5341
  • Trans-Union 1-800-888-4213
  • Experian        1-800-397-3742
  Criminal Background Checks
  • Local Records Checks (Olmsted County and the City of Rochester)
5th Floor of the Government Center-Public Terminals  
  • ASP Screening
Hazel Wnek 7400 Metro Blvd Edina, MN  55439 1-952-925-9592  
  • Multihousing Credit Control
Dalia Fulton 10125 Crosstown Circle, Suite #100 Eden Prairie, MN  55344 1-800-328-6205  
  • Rental Research Services
Lee Mickelson 11300 Minnetonka Mills Road Minnetonka, MN  55305 1-800-328-0333

Free Web Searches:
Minnesota  http://www.mncriminals.com 
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