Hastings, Minn., Mun. Code ch. 157 (2026) § 157.13

Records. Except in the case of emergency, inspections must be conducted during reasonable hours. The Housing Official must present evidence of authority to the owner or occupant in charge of a dwelling unit. Subject to the provisions of law, the Housing Official must keep evidence, exclusive of the inspection records, discovered or obtained in the course of an inspection confidential.
Unfit For Human Habitation. A dwelling, dwelling unit or rooming unit or portion thereof that is damaged, decayed, dilapidated, unsanitary, unsafe, vermin- or rodent-infested or which lacks provision for basic illumination, ventilation or sanitary facilities to the extent that the defects create a hazard to the health, safety and welfare of the occupants or of the public may be declared unfit for human habitation. If a dwelling, dwelling unit, or rooming unit has been declared unfit for human habitation, the Housing Official must order the same vacated within a reasonable time and post a placard on same indicating that it is unfit for human habitation.
Correction. It is unlawful for a dwelling, dwelling unit or rooming unit or portion thereof to be used for human habitation until defective conditions have been corrected and written approval has been issued by the Housing Official. It is unlawful to deface or remove the declaration placard from a dwelling, dwelling unit or rooming unit.
Secure Unfit And Vacated Dwellings. The owner of a dwelling, dwelling unit, or rooming unit that has been declared unfit for human habitation or that is otherwise vacant for a period of 60 days or more must make the same safe and secure so that it is not hazardous to the health, safety and welfare of the public and does not constitute a public nuisance. A vacant dwelling open at doors, windows, or wall opening, if unguarded, is deemed to be a hazard to the health, safety and welfare of the public and a public nuisance within the meaning of this section.
Hazardous Building Declaration. If a dwelling has been declared unfit for human habitation and the owner has not remedied the defects within a prescribed reasonable time, the dwelling may be declared a hazardous building and may be removed, razed or corrected pursuant to the city code and provisions of M.S. Chapter 463, as it may be amended from time to time.
Compliance Procedure Order. If the Housing Official determines that a rental dwelling, rental dwelling unit or rooming unit or portion thereof is in violation of an order of this chapter, the Housing Official may issue a compliance order setting forth the violations of such and ordering the owner/occupant, operator or agent to correct such violation. The compliance order must:Be in writing;
Describe the location and nature of the violations of this section;
Establish a reasonable time for the correction of the violation and notify the owner of appeal procedures;
Be served upon the owner, owner’s agent, or the occupant, as the case may be: the notice is deemed to be properly served upon owner or agent, or upon any such occupant, if a copy thereof is:Served upon the owner or agent; or
Sent by registered mail to the owner or agent’s last known address; or
Served pursuant to M.S. § 463.17, Subdivision 2, as it may be amended from time to time,
Pursuant to M.S. § 145A.04, as it may be amended from time to time. 

(Prior Code, § 17.13)
HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 2023-15 on 9/18/2023