A rooming house provides living and sleeping for more than four unrelated individuals for periods of one week or longer. A boarding house includes the rooming house definition plus providing meals to its residents. A supervised rooming and/or boarding house provides personal assistance and supportive services.

A Rooming and Boarding House License requires a Food - Boarding Facility License if serving food.
If the facility is licensed by the State of Minnesota Department of Health, it is exempt from City of Saint Paul licensing.

If you have questions, contact DSI at (651) 266-8989, or email the DSI Message Center.

See Chapter 321 of the City of Saint Paul Legislative Code for information about rooming and boarding houses.

You must submit the following:

This license requires inspection approvals from the Saint Paul Fire Department (Ph: (651) 266-8989), Environmental Health (Ph: (651) 266-8989), Licensing, (Ph: (651) 266-8989), and Zoning (Ph: (651) 266-9008).

The annual fee for a Rooming and Boarding House License or a Supervised Rooming and Boarding House License is $178.00 per location.

Other fees include:

If the facility is licensed by the State of Minnesota Department of Health, it is exempt from City of Saint Paul licensing.

A Rooming and Boarding House License will expire one year from date of issuance and may be renewed annually.

If supervised, license will expire with insurance expiration date.