1999 Minnesota Statutes

     504.23 Code violations, disclosure. 

    All code violation records pertaining to a particular 
 parcel of real property and the buildings, improvements and 
 dwelling units located thereon kept by any state, county or city 
 agency charged by the governing body of the appropriate 
 political subdivision with the responsibility for enforcing a 
 state, county or city health, housing, building, fire prevention 
 or housing maintenance code shall be available to all persons 
 having a reasonable need for the information contained in the 
 records relating to the premises, 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.  The persons to whom 
 the records shall be available under this section include but 
 are not limited to the following persons and their 
 representatives: 

    (a) any person having any legal or beneficial interest in 
 the premises, including a tenant; 

    (b) any person considering in good faith the lease or 
 purchase of the premises; 

    (c) any person authorized to request an inspection under 
 section 566.19; and 

    (d) a party to any action related to the premises, 
 including actions maintained pursuant to sections 504.18 and 
 566.18 to 566.33. 

    HIST: 1974 c 370 s 2; 1990 c 451 s 1 

*   NOTE:  This section is repealed by Laws 1998, chapter 253, 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