1998 Minnesota Statutes

     504A.591 Violations of building repair orders. 

    Subdivision 1.    Noncompliance; fines.  After finding a 
 landlord has willfully failed to comply with a court order to 
 remedy a violation, the court shall fine the landlord according 
 to the following schedule:  

    (1) $250 for the first failure to comply; 

    (2) $500 for the second failure to comply with an order 
 regarding the same violation; and 

    (3) $750 for the third and each subsequent failure to 
 comply with an order regarding the same violation.  

    Subd. 2.    Criminal penalty.  A landlord who willfully 
 fails to comply with a court order to remedy a violation is 
 guilty of a gross misdemeanor if it is the third or subsequent 
 time that the landlord has willfully failed to comply with an 
 order to remedy a violation within a three-year period.  

    HIST: 1998 c 253 s 71