I'm hoping to be able to keep my building no smoking and pet free (when I get one) and curious if there are any restrictions Minneapolis imposes on landlords.

Nobody else comes up with the deadlines I impose on myself.  

TOTALLY unnecessary!

It is possible and legal to honestly say that the owner is absent and you are renting the property until he or she returns.Though Adverse Possession law is not clear to the average person, nor to the average investor, the very website that you linked in a comment above, does provide an answer to your own challenges (except for your unnecessary claim that renting an abandoned property means pretending to own it).Sue you have linked to - http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/adve...Under the “Elements” paragraph of that link it is clear our laws recognize that “nonpermissive use by the adverse claimant that is actual, open and notorious, exclusive, hostile, and continuous for the statutory period” can “ripen into legal title”.  

They'll charge them to find the tenant, to do the eviction, tons of unnecessary maintenance, to find another loser tenant, if the landlord is still dumb enough to keep them, and when the landlord finally wises up, they'll charge a fee for firing them, then let another sucker in the door.  

We realize that many families like / desire pets however, all pets do impose a significant amount of wear / tear / and sometimes permanent damage and odors to our properties that can be difficult / costly to remediate Pet/Animal policy: 1.There will be a $400 non-refundable yearly fee for up to 2(two) small pets (e.g., the yearly Pet fee is $400 for either 1 or 2 small pets).

Newbies trust their life savings with strangers who are all-too-happy to provide "turn-key" investments that end up failing, due to their (I think deliberate) bad management and unnecessary maintenance costs, etc., and then they are happy to sell it for you - and do it again to the next sucker.  

If it turns out your letter was unnecessary, fine.  

Phil Earley Thanks Phil, I was thinking more in the lines of certified mail with return receipt, but there's always a line where unnecessary and overkill, so just wondering where it is when it comes to landlording.

If rent is paid, eviction is unnecessary.