Minimum inspection standards.
Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 244.1855
in effect244.1855. - Minimum inspection standards.
The minimum standard to be used for inspections, pursuant to section 244.1890, for compliance with the housing code for buildings with provisional or nonprovisional licenses shall include the inspection of the building exterior, the common areas and the basement. In addition, if there are ten (10) or less individual dwelling units in the building, minimum inspection requirements include inspecting fifty (50) percent of the individual dwelling units, with a minimum of at least one (1) dwelling unit. If there are between eleven (11) and twenty-four (24) individual dwelling units, inclusive, in the building, minimum inspection requirements include inspecting five (5) individual dwelling units in the building. If there are twenty-five (25) or more individual dwelling units in the building, minimum inspection requirements include inspecting twenty (20) percent of the individual dwelling units. The specific individual dwelling units to be chosen for inspection shall be determined pursuant to inspection department policy.
Pursuant to the above minimum standards to be used for inspections for compliance with the housing code for buildings with provisional or nonprovisional licenses, the individual dwelling units to be inspected per building shall be determined using the following table:
Number of individual dwelling units per building | Number of individual dwelling units to be inspected
1—3 | 1
4—5 | 2
6—7 | 3
8—9 | 4
10—29 | 5
30—34 | 6
35—39 | 7
40—44 | 8
45—49 | 9
50—54 | 10
55—59 | 11
60—64 | 12
Buildings having sixty-five (65) or more individual dwelling units shall have the number of individual dwelling units to be inspected calculated at twenty (20) percent of the total number of individual dwelling units per unit.
If the rental dwelling structure is considered to be "substandard" as defined by section 244.1920, the director or authorized representative may inspect additional units, up to all of the units in the building.
(97-Or-056, § 6, 6-27-97)
Source: City of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Code of Ordinances, City Charter and Park and Recreation Board Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mn/minneapolis/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_TIT12HO_CH244MACO_ARTXVIREDWLI_244.1855MIINSTFetched: 11/2/2026