PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Apartment Resource Group helps rental property owners across St. Paul, Minneapolis, and the greater Twin Cities stop bracing for bad news and start trusting that their investment is genuinely in good hands.
Your maintenance calls shouldn’t go to a subcontractor queue. At ARG, they go an in-house maintenance team on staff who won’t add a markup to your invoice.
When you work with ARG, you stop fielding midnight calls. You get 20 years of St. Paul and Minneapolis neighborhood knowledge, real-time AppFolio owner reporting, and a team tracking Minnesota’s rental law changes so you stay protected without staying buried.
Named Top Property Management in St. Paul by Expertise.com and ThreeBestRated.com, ARG is the Twin Cities rental property manager that serious investors come back to.
Residential Property Management
If you own a residential rental in the Twin Cities, the daily demands are relentless: tenant calls, lease renewals, and Minnesota landlord laws that keep changing.
ARG handles all of it, from tenant screening to in-house repairs that never get handed off to a subcontractor. With over 13,000 eviction filings recorded in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area in 2023 alone, getting the right tenant placed the first time is not something you want to leave to a company that treats your property like a line item.
Multi-Unit Apartment Management
When you own a multi-unit building, one slow maintenance response doesn’t just frustrate one tenant.
Poor maintenance is consistently cited as the top reason residents choose not to renew their lease, and in a multi-unit property that risk multiplies across every floor. ARG’s in-house team handles repairs across your entire building without routing a single call through a subcontractor, which means faster turnarounds, no contractor markup on your statement, and tenants who actually stay.
Townhome & Condo Management
Owning a townhome or condo rental means managing two sets of rules at once: your lease agreement with your tenant and the HOA’s requirements for how the property is used.
When a tenant violates an HOA rule, the fine comes to you, not them. ARG sets clear expectations with tenants from day one, stays current with your association’s requirements, and keeps your unit in good standing so you never open a violation notice that caught you off guard.
Single-Family Rental Management
If you own a single-family rental in the Twin Cities, it probably started as something personal: a home you moved away from, inherited, or held onto because the rate was too good to walk away from.
Nationally, about 65 percent of rental properties are self-managed, often until a difficult tenant or a Minnesota law change makes the hidden cost of doing it yourself impossible to ignore. ARG gives single-family owners full professional management without losing the personal attention a property with that kind of history deserves.
MARKETING & LEASING
- Effective marketing and advertising to attract potential tenants.
- Rigorous tenant screening and selection processes to ensure reliable occupants.
- Lease negotiation, preparation, and execution.
- Timely rent collection and transparent financial reporting.
MAINTENANCE & INSPECTION
- Proactive property maintenance to ensure properties are maintained properly
- Efficiently coordinate repairs through a trusted vendor network.
- Property inspections to identify maintenance needs.
- Ensure compliance with local laws and regulations.
TENANT RELATIONS & LEGAL
- Act as the main point of contact for tenants, addressing concerns promptly.
- Foster positive tenant relations and provide excellent customer service.
- Stay updated on local legislation related to property management.
- Work with a trusted network of attorneys to handle legal issues and evictions professionally when necessary.
FAQ's about Property Management in the Twin Cities
Do St. Paul and Minneapolis require rental licenses?
The answer depends on which city your property is in. Minneapolis requires a rental license for every non-owner-occupied property, renewed each year by March 1. St. Paul does not issue a rental license but requires a Fire Certificate of Occupancy through its Department of Safety and Inspections instead. Many suburbs have their own programs on top of that, so compliance across the Twin Cities metro takes active tracking.
How much does property management cost in the Twin Cities?
Most Twin Cities property managers charge 8 to 12 percent of monthly rent plus a separate leasing fee when a new tenant is placed. With median rents around $1,329 per month in Minneapolis and St. Paul, that typically runs $100 to $160 per unit monthly. What varies most across companies is whether maintenance markups and additional fees are included in that base rate or added later.
What Minnesota rental laws changed in 2025?
Quite a few. Minneapolis now requires 30 days’ written notice before filing a nonpayment eviction; St. Paul requires 60. Statewide, landlords cannot consider dismissed eviction cases when screening applicants, and eviction summons must be posted on the individual unit door rather than a shared building entrance. Missing any of these steps can get an eviction case thrown out of court entirely.
Does St. Paul have rent control?
Yes, in a limited form. St. Paul’s Rent Stabilization Ordinance caps annual rent increases at 3 percent, though landlords can apply for an exception. Minneapolis does not currently have rent control in effect. If your property is in St. Paul, every lease renewal needs to account for that cap, which makes tracking market rents and timing increases correctly more important than it is elsewhere.
Can a property manager handle evictions in Minnesota?
Yes, and in Minnesota how well they know the process matters. Both Minneapolis and St. Paul have added local notice requirements on top of state law, and a single procedural mistake can get a case dismissed. There were over 13,000 eviction filings in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area in 2023 alone. ARG works with a legal network experienced in Minnesota eviction law so filings get done right.
