1998 Minnesota Statutes

     504A.595 Code violations, disclosure. 

    (a) A state, county, or city agency charged by the 
 governing body of the appropriate political subdivision with 
 responsibility for enforcing a state, county, or city health, 
 housing, building, fire prevention, or housing maintenance code 
 shall make available to the persons described in paragraph (b) 
 code violation records that pertain to a particular parcel of 
 real property and the buildings, improvements, and dwelling 
 units located on it.  The records must be made available at 
 reasonable times, and upon reasonable notice to the custodian of 
 the records, for inspection, examination, abstracting, or 
 copying at the expense of the person obtaining the information.  

    (b) The persons to whom the records shall be available 
 under this section include, but are not limited to, the 
 following persons and their representatives: 

    (1) a person having any legal or beneficial interest in the 
 property, including a renter; 

    (2) a person considering in good faith the lease or 
 purchase of the property; 

    (3) a person authorized to request an inspection under 
 section 504A.501; and 

    (4) a party to any action related to the property, 
 including actions brought under sections 504A.125 and 504A.501 
 to 504A.581.  

    HIST: 1998 c 253 s 72