Rental licensing ordinance amendments
Summary
The city is fine-tuning its three-year-old rental licensing program — most notably dropping owner background checks, which produced just two denials (both resolved) in 388 checks in 2025. New rules also require a local designated manager and strengthen short-term-rental enforcement.
At a glance
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Last discussed Sep 1, 2026.
Impact analysis
Fee structure changes will appear in the 2027 fee schedule; no dollar figure stated.
Rental property owners, who face a simpler licensing process with fewer checks.
Owners of duplexes and triplexes pay higher per-unit fees than fourplex owners, a disparity the appellant called unfair to small property owners.
Mentions & discussions (3)
City Council Meeting - Sep 1, 2026
The city is fine-tuning its three-year-old rental licensing program — most notably dropping owner background checks, which produced just two denials (both resolved) in 388 checks in 2025. New rules also require a local designated manager and strengthen short-term-rental enforcement.
City Council (Special) - Aug 10, 2026
Eagan's three-year-old rental licensing program is getting a tune-up: dropping owner background checks, clarifying who counts as a designated manager, adding a late renewal fee, and closing a short-term rental sublease loophole. Changes head to a regular council meeting for a formal vote.
City Council Meeting - May 19, 2026
A twin home owner appealed the city's requirement that her two attached units at 4468 and 4470 Cinnamon Ridge Circle each carry a separate $165 rental license. The council affirmed staff's interpretation but several members suggested the fee structure for duplex and triplex owners may warrant revisiting.
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