Burnsville, Minn., Mun. Code ch. 3-15 (2026) § 3-15-12

Licensee Obligations, Codes Adopted: It is the responsibility of the licensee to ensure that every rental residential building and rental dwelling unit is maintained in compliance with all City ordinances and State and Federal laws. The City's Property Maintenance Code, Building Code, and Fire Code are adopted by reference and are made a part of this chapter as if fully set out at length in their entirety, including all remedies therein, except as modified or amended in this chapter. Failure to maintain the property in compliance may result in license suspension, revocation, or denial.Notification To Tenants: Upon denial, suspension, revocation or other enforcement action of a license, the City will notify all affected tenants of the action against the license. If the license is revoked or suspended the licensee may not let, rent or allow to be occupied any vacant dwelling units, or dwelling units that become vacant during the revocation or suspension period. (Ord. 1353, 9-8-2015)

Unfit For Human Habitation:Any building, premises, dwelling unit, or portion thereof that is unsafe, unlawful or, because of the degree to which the property is in disrepair or lacks maintenance, is unsanitary, vermin or rat infested, contains filth and contamination, or lacks ventilation, illumination, sanitary or heating facilities, or other essential utilities services and equipment required by this Code, or because the location of a structure constitutes a hazard to the occupants of the property or to the public may be declared unfit for human habitation. Whenever any building, premises, or dwelling unit has been declared unfit for human habitation, the City Manager or designee shall order same vacated within a reasonable time and shall post a placard on same indicating that it is unfit for human habitation, and any operating license previously issued for such building, premises, or dwelling unit shall be suspended or revoked.
It shall be unlawful for such building or portion thereof to be used for human habitation until the defective conditions have been corrected and written approval has been issued by the City Manager or designee. It shall be unlawful for any person to deface or remove the declaration placard from any such building. (Ord. 1415, 5-16-2017)

Hazardous Building Declaration: In the event that a building has been declared unfit for human habitation and the owner has not remedied the defects within a prescribed reasonable time, the building may be declared a hazardous building and treated consistent with the provisions of Minnesota Statutes. The City Manager or designee will post the date the rental residential building or rental dwelling unit shall be vacated and no person shall reside in, occupy or cause to be occupied that rental residential building or rental dwelling unit until the City Manager permits it. It shall be the obligation of the owner and property manager to secure the building or areas identified in the Declaration. (Ord. 1353, 9-8-2015)
Failure of Life Safety and Fire Prevention Measures: In the event the City inspects a dwelling and finds life safety and/or fire prevention equipment that are inoperable, such as smoke, carbon monoxide detectors, fire doors, alarm and suppression systems, and egress pathways, the City may issue a fine to the licensee of $200.00 for each inoperable piece of equipment or violation.

Compliance Order: Whenever the City Manager or designee determines that any rental unit, residential building with rental units, or the premises surrounding any of these, fails to meet the provisions of this chapter, a compliance order setting forth the violations of this chapter and ordering the owner, occupant, operator, or agent to correct such violations shall be issued. The compliance order may be sent electronically or by U.S. Mail to the property owner and property manager. This compliance order shall:Be in writing.
Include a description of the real estate sufficient for identification.
Include a statement of the violation(s) and why the notice is being issued.
Include a correction order allowing a reasonable time to make the repairs and improvements required to bring the dwelling unit or structure into compliance with the provisions of this Code.
Inform the property owner or owner's authorized agent of the right to appeal per Section 1-4-7 of this Code.
Include a statement of the right to levy an assessment to abate nuisance conditions in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, Section 429.101.
Be served upon the owner or agent or occupant, as the case may require. Such notice shall be deemed to be properly served upon such owner or agent, or upon any such occupant, if a copy thereof is:Served upon owner, agent or occupant personally; or
Sent by first class mail to his/her last known address; or
Upon failure to provide notice through subsections (E)7a and (E)7b of this section, posted at a conspicuous place in or about the building, or portion thereof, that is affected by the notice.

State that violations may be cited by the City and prosecuted, and license suspension, revocation or nonrenewal may be undertaken by the City whether or not a compliance order has been issued. (Ord. 1415, 5-16-2017)
State that the City may seek legal or equitable relief to prevent non-compliance with the requirements of this chapter.

Action Plan: The compliance official may require an action plan to be completed by the licensee, manager, or local agent in a designated time frame that indicates the steps taken to correct identified violations and the measures to be taken to ensure ongoing compliance with City ordinances and applicable codes. (Ord. 1276, 9-18-2012, eff. 1-2-2013)
Right Of Appeal: When it is alleged by any person to whom a compliance order is directed that such compliance order is based upon erroneous interpretation of this chapter, such person may appeal the compliance order to the City Manager as set forth in Section 1-4-7 of this Code. (Ord. 1359, 11-2-2015)
Failure To Correct Compliance Orders: Any person who fails to comply with a compliance order and any person who fails to comply with a modified compliance order within the time set therein, upon conviction therefor shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable in accordance with State law. Nothing in this chapter, however, is deemed to limit other remedies or civil penalties available to the City under this Code or State law. Each day of such failure to comply shall constitute a separate punishable offense.
Execution Of Compliance Orders By Public Authority: Upon failure to comply with a compliance order within the time set therein and no appeal having been taken, or upon failure to comply with a modified compliance order within the time set therein, the criminal penalty established hereunder notwithstanding, the City Council may, by resolution, following a hearing upon not less than ten (10) days' notice to the landowner cause the cited deficiency to be remedied as set forth in the compliance order. The cost of such remedy shall be a lien against the subject real estate and may be levied and collected as a special assessment in the manner provided by Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 429, but the assessment shall be payable in a single installment.
Alternative Sanctions: Notwithstanding the availability of the foregoing compliance procedures and the penalties, whenever the City Manager or designee determines that any building, or portion thereof, or the premises surrounding any of these fails to meet the requirements set forth in this Chapter, the City Manager or designee may request the issuance of a criminal complaint and arrest warrant. The above remedies notwithstanding, the City may pursue legal or equitable remedies to ensure compliance with the requirements of this Chapter.
Costs: The costs of any services performed by the City to abate nuisance violations that are also violations of this chapter may be levied against the property as a special assessment pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 429.101.

HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 1585 on 4/28/2023