1998 Minnesota Statutes

     504A.501 Inspection; notice. 

    Subdivision 1.    Who may request.  On demand by a 
 residential tenant, neighborhood organization with the written 
 permission of a residential tenant or, if a residential building 
 is unoccupied, by a 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 complaining residential tenant or neighborhood organization 
 in writing of any code violations discovered.  

    (b) A reasonable period of time must be allowed in which to 
 correct the violations.  

    Subd. 3.    When action may be brought.  (a) After an 
 inspection has been made, an action may not be brought under 
 sections 504A.501 to 504A.581 until the time granted under 
 subdivision 2, paragraph (b), has expired and satisfactory 
 repairs have not been made.  

    (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), an action may be brought 
 if the residential tenant, or neighborhood organization with the 
 written permission of a tenant, alleges the time in subdivision 
 1, paragraph (b), is excessive.  

    Subd. 4.    Landlord must be informed.  A landlord must 
 be informed in writing of an alleged violation at least 14 days 
 before an action is brought by: 

    (1) a residential tenant of a residential building in which 
 a violation as defined in section 504A.001, subdivision 13, 
 clause (2) or (3), is alleged to exist; or 

    (2) a neighborhood organization, with the written 
 permission of a residential tenant of a residential building in 
 which a violation, as defined in section 504A.001, subdivision 
 13, clause (2), is alleged to exist.  

    The notice requirement may be waived if the court finds 
 that the landlord cannot be located despite diligent efforts.  

    HIST: 1998 c 253 s 53