A rental license is required for any non-owner occupied unit, not including relative homesteaded properties. This consists of one and two single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and multifamily properties. To apply for a rental license, please complete and return the 2026 Rental license application. 

Contact Leah, Melissa or Chelsea at 952.924.2588 or inspections@stlouisparkmn.gov with questions.

Rental license training

Rental license training and a review every three years is required as part of the rental license ordinance. 

For questions about your rental license training status contact Kaitlin Lofgren at 952.924.2588 or klofgren@stlouisparkmn.gov.

Rental owner/landlord training ordinance (Sec. 8-328) 

The owner or property manager must have attended a residential rental training program offered by the City of St. Louis Park before any rental license is issued. A temporary license may be issued following payment of the regular license fee for six months to accommodate the training schedule. An owner whose only rental housing is either unoccupied or a dwelling unit homesteaded by a relative is exempted from the training program. Owners or property managers are required to attend a training review every three years.

Training

The rental license training is offered annually in the spring and fall. Save the date for 2026 training dates:

• March 10 & 11, 8:30 a.m. - noon
• October 20 & 21, 8:30 a.m. - noon 

Training dates and specific registration links will be sent utilizing the SPARC e-newsletter. If you are not currently receiving the SPARC e-newsletter please contact Katie Kline, housing specialist, at kkline@stlouisparkmn.gov to be added to the e-newsletter distribution list. The e-newsletter comes from the email address stlouisparkmn@public.govdelivery.com. 

Spring 2026 training 

The spring rental license training is scheduled for March 10 & 11, 8:30 a.m. – noon. The training will be done virtually. Rental license holders who have not previously taken the rental license training are required to attend this training unless you meet the exemptions listed in the ordinance. You MUST register for BOTH days of online training to complete the requirement.

Register for day one.

Register for day two.

Refresher course available

Owners and managers who have taken the St. Louis Park rental license training are required to take a refresher course every three years. The web-based course can be taken on your own time, on a desktop or mobile device. If it has been over three years since you took the rental license training, you need to complete the training.

Access online refresher course.

The training will take about an hour to complete. Once you successfully complete the training, the city will be automatically notified, and your training status will be updated in the license system.

Owners and managers who previously took the crime free training offered the by St. Louis Park police department also qualify to take the rental license refresher course.

For questions about your rental license training status contact Kaitlin Lofgren at 952.924.2588 or klofgren@stlouisparkmn.gov.

Landlord-tenant and bias training March 10

If you have completed the city’s required rental license training, you can still take advantage of free legal training Mar. 10 from 8:30 - 11 a.m. from Attorney Robin Ann Williams. Williams will do bias training and landlord-tenant law, including fair housing, reasonable accommodation, rental agreements and evictions.

Register for training.