§ 504B.185 — Inspection; Notice
Plain-Language Summary
A residential tenant or a housing-related neighborhood organization (with the tenant's written permission) can request a code inspection of the rental property. The local authority must conduct the inspection and notify both the landlord and tenant in writing of any violations found, with a reasonable time allowed for repairs.
504B.185 INSPECTION; NOTICE.
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Subdivision 1.Who may request.
If requested by a residential tenant, a housing-related neighborhood organization with the written permission of a residential tenant, or, if a residential building is unoccupied, by a housing-related neighborhood organization, an inspection shall be made by the local authority charged with enforcing a code claimed to be violated. §
Subd. 2.Notice.
(a) After the local authority has inspected the residential building under subdivision 1, the inspector shall inform the landlord or the landlord’s agent and the residential tenant or housing-related neighborhood organization in writing of any code violations discovered.
(b) A reasonable period of time must be allowed in which to correct the violations.
History:
History: History:
1999 c 199 art 1 s 18