1998 Minnesota Statutes

     566.19 Inspection, notice. 

    Subdivision 1.  Upon demand by a tenant, neighborhood 
 organization with the written permission of a tenant or, if a 
 building is unoccupied, by a neighborhood organization, an 
 inspection shall be made by the local authority charged with 
 enforcing the code claimed to be violated. 

    Subd. 2.  After an inspection of a building has been made 
 upon demand by a tenant or neighborhood organization with the 
 written permission of a tenant, the owner or the owner's agent 
 and the complaining tenant or neighborhood organization shall be 
 informed in writing by the inspector of any code violations 
 discovered and a reasonable period of time shall be allowed in 
 which to correct the violations. 

    Subd. 3.  Where an inspection has been made, no action 
 shall be brought pursuant to sections 566.18 to 566.33 except on 
 expiration of the time thus granted without satisfactory repairs 
 being accomplished to remove the code violations unless the 
 tenant or neighborhood organization with the written permission 
 of a tenant shall allege the time is excessive. 

    Subd. 4.  No action may be commenced pursuant to sections 
 566.18 to 566.33 by a tenant of a building in which a violation 
 as defined in section 566.18, subdivision 6, clause (b) or (c), 
 is alleged to exist or by a neighborhood organization with the 
 written permission of a tenant of a building in which a 
 violation as defined in section 566.18, subdivision 6, clause 
 (b), is alleged to exist unless the owner is informed in writing 
 of the alleged violation at least 14 days prior to the 
 commencement of the action.  The notice requirement may be 
 waived upon a finding by the court that the owner cannot be 
 located despite diligent efforts. 

    HIST: 1973 c 611 s 14; 1978 c 598 s 4-6; 1986 c 444; 1990 c 
 451 s 4 

*   NOTE:  This section is repealed by Laws 1998, chapter 253, 
*section 80, effective July 1, 1999.  Laws 1998, chapter 253, 
*section 81.