HF 424

1st Engrossment - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to landlord and tenant; regulating actions by
government units to obtain remedies for building and
other code violations; amending Minnesota Statutes
2004, section 504B.395, subdivision 1.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 504B.395,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Who may bring action.

An action may be
brought in district court by:

(1) a residential tenant of a residential building in which
a violation, as defined in section 504B.001, subdivision 14, is
alleged to exist;

(2) any housing-related neighborhood organization with the
written permission of a residential tenant of a residential
building in which a violation, as defined in section 504B.001,
subdivision 14, clause (1) or (2), is alleged to exist;

(3) a housing-related neighborhood organization that has
within its geographical area an unoccupied residential building
in which a violation, as defined in section 504B.001,
subdivision 14, clause (1) or (2), is alleged to exist; or

(4) a state, county, or local department or authority,
charged with the enforcement of codes relating to health,
housing, or building maintenance new text begin , regardless of whether the
residential building is occupied or unoccupied; but if the
building is unoccupied, then only for violations related to
either the exterior appearance of the structure or the exterior
property area new text end .