UNFIT DWELLINGS

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances tit. 12, ch. 244, art. XIII

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Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 244.1450 Condemnation authorized; requiring vacating.

244.1450. - Condemnation authorized; requiring vacating. Whenever the commissioner of health, the director of regulatory services, or the fire marshal finds that any dwelling, multiple dwelling or dwelling unit constitutes a hazard to the health, safety or welfare of the occupants or to the public because it lacks maintenance, or is dilapidated, unsanitary, vermin-infested, or rodent-infested, because it lacks the sanitary facilities and equipment required by the housing maintenance code, or because it violates residential storage standards, he or she may condemn such dwelling or dwelling unit as unfit for human habitation. If any dwelling or any part thereof is occupied by more families than provided by this Code, or is erected, altered or occupied contrary to law, such dwelling shall be deemed an unlawful structure and the director of regulatory services may cause such dwelling to be vacated. It shall be unlawful to again occupy such dwelling until it or its occupation, as the case may be, has been made to conform to the law. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 80.010; Pet. No. 252271, § 31, 5-11-90; 91-Or-240, § 4, 12-6-91; 2013-Or-161, § 33, 12-6-13)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 244.1460 Placarding.

244.1460. - Placarding. Any dwelling or dwelling units condemned shall be posted with a placard of condemnation by the director of regulatory services. The placard of condemnation shall include the following: (a) Name of the city; (b) The name of the authorized department having jurisdiction; (c) The chapter and section of this Code of Ordinances or other ordinance under which it is issued; (d) Street address of building, dwelling number if applicable; (e) A statement of reason or reasons for condemnation; (f) A statement of time when occupants must vacate the dwelling or dwelling unit (not less than twenty-four (24) hours or more than thirty (30) days except in cases of emergency); (g) The date that the placard of condemnation is posted; (h) A statement of the penalty for defacing or removal of the placard. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 80.020; 84-Or-194, § 1, 10-26-84; 2013-Or-161, § 34, 12-6-13)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 244.1470 Notice of condemnation required.

244.1470. - Notice of condemnation required. Whenever the director of regulatory services, commissioner of health or fire marshal intends to condemn a dwelling or dwelling unit, notice shall be given to the owner of such condemnation and placarding of the dwelling or dwelling unit. Such notice shall: (a) Be in writing; (b) Include the street address of the building, dwelling number if applicable; (c) Include a statement of the reason or reasons why it is being issued; (d) Set a date to bring the conditions herein set out into compliance with the housing maintenance code and as notice that after said date the building or dwelling will be condemned. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 80.030; 84-Or-194, § 2, 10-26-84; Pet. No. 252271, § 32, 5-11-90; 91-Or-240, § 5, 12-6-91; 2013-Or-161, § 35, 12-6-13)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 244.1480 Service of notice of condemnation.

244.1480. - Service of notice of condemnation. Service of notice of condemnation shall be as follows: (a) By delivery to the owner personally, or by leaving the notice at the usual place of abode of the owner with a person of suitable age and discretion, or (b) By depositing the notice in the United States Mail addressed to the owner at the owner's last-known address with postage prepaid thereon, or by posting and keeping posted for twenty-four (24) hours a copy of said notice in placard form in a conspicuous place on the condemned premises. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 80.030; Pet. No. 252271, § 33, 5-11-90)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 244.1490 Duty to vacate.

244.1490. - Duty to vacate. Any dwelling or dwelling unit which has been condemned and placarded as unfit for human habitation by the director of regulatory services, commissioner of health or fire marshal shall be vacated within a reasonable time as required by said director, or commissioner and it shall be unlawful for any owner or operator to let or allow any person to occupy said dwelling or dwelling unit. No person shall occupy any dwelling or dwelling unit which has been condemned and placarded by said director or commissioner after the date set forth in the placard of condemnation. The director of regulatory services, commissioner of health or fire marshal may allow a security or fire guard to occupy the condemned dwelling when, in the opinion of said director or commissioner such action best serves public interest. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 80.040; 78-Or-244, § 53, 11-22-78; 91-Or-240, § 6, 12-6-91; 2013-Or-161, § 36, 12-6-13)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 244.1500 Condemned dwellings not to be occupied.

244.1500. - Condemned dwellings not to be occupied. No dwelling or dwelling unit which has been condemned and placarded as unfit for human habitation shall again be used for human habitation until written approval is secured from the director of regulatory services, commissioner of health or fire marshal. The director of regulatory services, commissioner of health or fire marshal shall remove such placard whenever the defect or defects upon which the condemnation and placarding action were based have been eliminated, as evidenced by proper issuance of a certificate of code compliance as set forth in Chapter 87, except where such certificate of code compliance is not required under the provisions of section 89.15 of this Code. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 80.050; 81-Or-252, § 2, 10-9-81; 91-Or-240, § 7, 12-6-91; 2013-Or-161, § 37, 12-6-13)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 244.1510 Defacing, removal of placard.

244.1510. - Defacing, removal of placard. No person shall deface or remove the placard from any dwelling or dwelling unit which has been condemned and placarded. Such placard shall only be removed by the enforcing officer. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 80.060; 84-Or-194, § 3, 10-26-84)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 244.1520 Repeat offenders, certificate of code compliance.

244.1520. - Repeat offenders, certificate of code compliance. When any owner of any dwelling shall have been convicted of three (3) separate violations of this chapter as to that dwelling within any one-year period, the owner shall be required to seek and be issued a certificate of code compliance as set forth in Chapter 87 of this Code. (86-Or-169, § 1, 7-25-86)

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_ARTXIIIUNDWFetched: 11/2/2026