Landlord Information and Frequently Asked Questions

Why list with us?
What are the fees?
What is the difference between a “Temporary Listing” and a “Regular Listing”?
Do you have any other valuable resources for landlords?

 

Why list with us?
More than 10,000 students, staff, faculty, and others use our listing service each year to find rental vacancies near campus and in the Twin Cities area. Your vacancies will be viewed world wide under the University of Minnesota and Housing & Residential Life homepages.

The interactive website allows you to add, edit, delete, and view your listings 24 hours a day. You may also call our office at 612-624-2994 for individualized assistance.

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What are the fees?
Fees are based on the total number of rental units owned/managed (not simply the number listed with us).  The fee schedule is as follows:

Fee Category Description Yearly Fee
Regular Listings —1 unit $55.00
Regular Listings —2-4 units $100.00
Regular Listings —5-10 units $130.00
Regular Listings —11-20 units $200.00
Regular Listings —21-45 units $410.00
Regular Listings —46-100 units $520.00
Regular Listings —101-200 units $750.00
Regular Listings —201-300 units $950.00
Regular Listings —301+ $1350.00
Sleeping Room or Temp Listings —1 room $55.00
Sleeping Room or Temp Listings—2-4 rooms $100.00
Sleeping Room or Temp Listings—5-10 rooms $130.00
Sublets Staff/Faculty —$55.00
Sublets Private —$55.00

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What is the difference between a “Temporary Listing” and a “Regular Listing”?

“Temporary” means short-term (nightly, weekly or monthly) on a revolving basis. Listings in this section are permanent (not readily edited or altered) as long as the account is active.  These accounts must contact the Housing & Residential Life office for changes and updates.

“Regular” means long-term, generally from a month-to-month to a 12-month lease or longer. Listings in this section must be updated on a regular basis and can be added/removed at any time by either the Property Manager/Property Owner (with web access) or the Housing & Residential Life office as long as the account is active.

Property Managers/Property Owners with a regular listing account may have a single listing on the temporary housing list at no additional charge.
Property Managers/Property Owners that have a regular listing account and have more than one building, with units totaling 201 or more, may have one listing per building on the temp housing list at no additional charge.

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Do you have any other valuable resources for landlords?
*Please note: Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view many of the following links.   Acrobat Reader can be downloaded for free from www.adobe.com

Property Checklist
A checklist to use when inspecting a rental property

Property Management Tips
Tips for landlords

Rental Licensing
Describes licensing requirements for Minneapolis rentals (info for St. Paul rentals, call 651-266-9008)
Rental License application for Minneapolis

Safety Sweep Checklist
A sample check list of Minneapolis code violation numbers

Smoke Detector Information
 
Reinspection Fee
Explains reinspection after a code violation

Minnesota Attorney General’s Office
Informational booklet on the landlord and tenant laws for the state of Minnesota.

Minneapolis Mediation Program (Conflict Resolution Center)
MMP prides itself on providing high quality dispute resolution services accessible to all people.

Lead Paint Information
Landlords must provide tenants who are renting units built before 1978 with certain information concerning lead-based paints. This information includes a federal government pamphlet and a disclosure form about lead-based paint. 

Hennepin County Property Information Search
Search tool for information on individual property parcels.

Example of a standard lease

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