1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to landlord and tenant; regulating actions by
1.3 	government units to obtain remedies for building and
1.4 	other code violations; amending Minnesota Statutes
1.5 	2004, section 504B.395, subdivision 1.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 504B.395,
1.8 	subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.9 		Subdivision 1.Who may bring action.  An action may be
1.10 	brought in district court by:
1.11 	(1) a residential tenant of a residential building in which
1.12 	a violation, as defined in section 504B.001, subdivision 14, is
1.13 	alleged to exist;
1.14 	(2) any housing-related neighborhood organization with the
1.15 	written permission of a residential tenant of a residential
1.16 	building in which a violation, as defined in section 504B.001,
1.17 	subdivision 14, clause (1) or (2), is alleged to exist;
1.18 	(3) a housing-related neighborhood organization that has
1.19 	within its geographical area an unoccupied residential building
1.20 	in which a violation, as defined in section 504B.001,
1.21 	subdivision 14, clause (1) or (2), is alleged to exist; or
1.22 	(4) a state, county, or local department or authority,
1.23 	charged with the enforcement of codes relating to health,
1.24 	housing, or building maintenance, regardless of whether the
1.25 	residential building is occupied or unoccupied; but if the
2.1 	building is unoccupied, then only for violations related to
2.2 	either the exterior appearance of the structure or the exterior
2.3 	property area.