Minneapolis Code of Ordinances Title 12 — Housing
Minneapolis Housing chapters (6 in scope; ch. 351 STR excluded pending MN scope item #8). Ch. 240 Lead Poisoning Prevention and Control — 12 sections: title, policy, state statutes incorporated (Minn. Stat. ch. 144 + Minn. R. ch. 4761), enforcement authority (Health Dept.), fee schedule, lead orders, appeals, annual report, renovation/remodeling, lead clearance inspection required (§§ 240.10–240.110). Ch. 242 Appeals — 1 section: Housing board of appeals (§ 242.10). Ch. 244 Maintenance Code (18 articles, 221 sections) — Arts. I–XVIII covering definitions, scope, administration, exterior/interior maintenance, light/ventilation/heating (Art. V), owner maintenance obligations (Art. VI), unfit dwellings (Art. XIII), Rental Dwelling Licenses (Art. XVI), carbon monoxide (Art. XVII), Affordable Housing Building Sale (Art. XVIII). Ch. 248 Truth in Sale of Housing — 30 sections: seller disclosure requirements for pre-1978 housing and other residential property. Ch. 249 Vacant Dwelling or Building, Nuisance Condition — 12 sections: securing/maintaining vacant buildings, nuisance declarations. Ch. 250 Condominium Conversions — 12 sections: notice, tenant rights, conversion standards. 340 total Title 12 docs (job 492538); 272 in-scope parsed sections across chs. 240/242/244/248/249/250 confirmed via dry run 2026-09-15 (ch.240=12 ch.242=1 ch.244=210 ch.248=25 ch.249=12 ch.250=12).
Provisions (272)
§ 240.10
Title
§ 240.100
Renovation and remodeling
§ 240.110
Lead clearance inspection required
§ 240.15
Policy
§ 240.20
State Statutes and Rules incorporated
§ 240.30
Enforcement authority
§ 240.40
Fee schedule
§ 240.50
Enforcement of lead orders
§ 240.60
Appeals of lead orders
§ 240.70
Annual report
§ 240.80
Severability
§ 240.90
Effective date
§ 242.10
Housing board of appeals
§ 244.10
What constitutes
§ 244.1000
Storage near heating plant
§ 244.1010
Exit signs
§ 244.1020
State code incorporated
§ 244.1025
More restrictive standards to apply
§ 244.1030
"Regulatory authority" defined for the code
§ 244.1035
No modification of zoning code intended
§ 244.1040
Compliance required
§ 244.1045
License required
§ 244.1050
Lavatory and bath facilities
§ 244.1060
Communal kitchens
§ 244.1070
No-cooking signs
§ 244.1090
Sanitary maintenance
§ 244.1100
Reporting of communicable disease
§ 244.1105
Inspection
§ 244.1110
Keeping of register
§ 244.1120
Entry of true name in register
§ 244.1125
Dwelling units in same building
§ 244.1130
Hotel units in same building
§ 244.1135
Conditions
§ 244.1145
Expiration; renewal
§ 244.1150
License fees
§ 244.1155
Application for license
§ 244.1160
Licensing Standards
§ 244.1170
Compliance required
§ 244.1180
New units prohibited; removal of existing
§ 244.120
Officers designated
§ 244.1210
Compliance required
§ 244.1220
License required
§ 244.1230
Inspection; recommendation to council
§ 244.1240
Posting of license
§ 244.1250
Suspension, revocation of license
§ 244.1260
Register to be kept
§ 244.1270
False registration
§ 244.1290
Numbering of units
§ 244.130
Inspections required; powers
§ 244.1300
Compliance with housing maintenance code
§ 244.1310
Preparation of meals in hotel units
§ 244.1320
Communal kitchens prohibited
§ 244.1330
Lavatory and bath facilities
§ 244.1360
Bed linens and towels
§ 244.1370
Sanitary maintenance
§ 244.140
Occupant to give access to owner or operator
§ 244.1400
Extermination of pests
§ 244.1410
Reporting of communicable disease
§ 244.1420
Exit signs
§ 244.1450
Condemnation authorized; requiring vacating
§ 244.1460
Placarding
§ 244.1470
Notice of condemnation required
§ 244.1480
Service of notice of condemnation
§ 244.1490
Duty to vacate
§ 244.150
Notice of violations
§ 244.1500
Condemned dwellings not to be occupied
§ 244.1510
Defacing, removal of placard
§ 244.1520
Repeat offenders, certificate of code compliance
§ 244.1550
Compliance required
§ 244.1560
Construction, maintenance of nondwelling structures
§ 244.1570
Grading and drainage
§ 244.1575
Open excavations and areas
§ 244.1580
Weeds, other vegetation
§ 244.1590
Fences and retaining walls
§ 244.160
Emergency orders
§ 244.1600
Fences adjacent to property lines
§ 244.1610
Occupancy prohibited
§ 244.1620
Skateboard ramps or structures prohibited
§ 244.1640
Purpose
§ 244.1650
Dead bolt locks
§ 244.1660
Locks required for rooming houses
§ 244.1670
Locks required for multiple dwellings
§ 244.1680
Locks required for one- and two-family dwellings
§ 244.1685
Security for exterior garage doors
§ 244.1690
Window security
§ 244.170
Warning notice of insanitary condition
§ 244.1700
Responsibility for security
§ 244.1710
Keys required
§ 244.1720
Enforcement
§ 244.1730
Easement agreements
§ 244.180
Emergency housing repair
§ 244.1800
Definitions
§ 244.1810
License required
§ 244.1820
Applicability and exceptions
§ 244.1830
What the license covers
§ 244.1840
Application for license
§ 244.1845
Requirements applicable to short-term rental dwelling units
§ 244.185
Revolving fund for rental property repair
§ 244.1850
Provisional licenses
§ 244.1855
Minimum inspection standards
§ 244.1860
Expiration; renewal
§ 244.1865
Requirements applicable to single room occupancy housing units
§ 244.1870
Point-of-conversion or change of ownership inspection
§ 244.1880
License fees
§ 244.1890
Inspection guidelines
§ 244.190
Reinspection fee
§ 244.1900
Issuance of license
§ 244.1910
Licensing standards
§ 244.1920
Substandard dwelling
§ 244.1925
Condemned and boarded buildings
§ 244.1930
Director's determination of noncompliance; notice
§ 244.1940
Denial; non-renewal; revocation; suspension
§ 244.1945
Reinstatement
§ 244.1950
Tenant relocation assistance required
§ 244.1960
Appeals procedure
§ 244.1970
Vacation of affected dwelling units
§ 244.1980
Operation of rental dwelling without license a misdemeanor
§ 244.1985
Unauthorized removal of notices a misdemeanor
§ 244.1990
Remedies in this article not exclusive
§ 244.20
Purpose and policy
§ 244.200
Required
§ 244.2000
Duties of Licensee
§ 244.2010
Notices
§ 244.2020
Conduct on licensed premises
§ 244.2030
Applicant screening criteria for prospective tenants
§ 244.2040
Security deposits
§ 244.2060
Notice required prior to initiating eviction proceedings
§ 244.2070
Prohibition on use of rent-setting algorithms
§ 244.210
Manner of registering
§ 244.2100
Carbon monoxide alarm requirements
§ 244.2110
Definitions
§ 244.2120
Notice of proposed sale
§ 244.2130
Relocation assistance
§ 244.2140
Notice of sale
§ 244.2150
Enforcement
§ 244.2160
Annual report
§ 244.2170
Effective date
§ 244.230
Posting
§ 244.260
Compliance required
§ 244.265
Tenant to be notified of mortgage foreclosure or cancellation of contract for deed
§ 244.270
Liability for utility service payments
§ 244.275
Tenant to be notified of environmental contamination testing, abatement, removal or remediation in designated sites
§ 244.280
Tenant to be given copy of lease
§ 244.285
Tenant to be notified of entry
§ 244.290
Dwelling plumbing facilities required
§ 244.30
Findings
§ 244.300
Shared bath dwelling unit plumbing facilities required
§ 244.310
Basement water closet
§ 244.320
Hot and cold water
§ 244.330
Water heating facilities
§ 244.340
Sewer and water connections
§ 244.350
Solid waste storage
§ 244.355
Collection of recyclable materials
§ 244.370
Rubbish chutes and bins
§ 244.40
Definitions
§ 244.400
Compliance required
§ 244.410
Light and ventilation
§ 244.420
Electric outlets and fixtures
§ 244.430
Heating facilities
§ 244.435
Heating facilities performance inspection and energy audit required
§ 244.440
Exit illumination
§ 244.450
Screens
§ 244.460
Supplied heating to habitable rooms or parts thereof
§ 244.490
Compliance required
§ 244.495
Defacement of property
§ 244.50
Meaning of certain words
§ 244.500
Foundations, roofs, exterior walls and surfaces
§ 244.510
Interior
§ 244.520
Rainwater drainage
§ 244.530
Windows, exterior doors, hatchways
§ 244.540
Shades, drapes
§ 244.550
Stairways and porches
§ 244.555
Guardrails
§ 244.560
Plumbing fixtures
§ 244.570
Bathroom and toilet floors
§ 244.580
Supplied facilities
§ 244.590
Discontinuance of required services
§ 244.60
Temporary housing prohibited; exception
§ 244.600
Pest extermination
§ 244.610
Cleanliness of public areas
§ 244.620
Vacant dwelling units
§ 244.630
Hanging of screens
§ 244.640
Prohibited uses
§ 244.650
Numbering units
§ 244.655
Mailboxes
§ 244.660
Changing or altering locks
§ 244.670
Doorbells or buzzers
§ 244.675
Secured egress and ingress to be provided for certain multiple dwellings
§ 244.690
Cleanliness
§ 244.695
Residential storage standards
§ 244.70
Continuing violations
§ 244.700
Disposal of solid waste
§ 244.720
Use of storm windows and operation of mechanical system controls
§ 244.730
Extermination of pests
§ 244.740
Supplied plumbing fixtures
§ 244.750
Plumbing fixtures or appliances furnished by occupant
§ 244.760
Damaging property
§ 244.770
Composting
§ 244.790
Compliance required
§ 244.80
Enforcement by suit
§ 244.800
Ceiling height
§ 244.810
Required space in dwelling units
§ 244.820
Dwelling unit to be occupied by one (1) family
§ 244.830
Arrangement of rooms
§ 244.840
Cellar space not habitable
§ 244.850
Basement space may be habitable
§ 244.860
Access to sanitary facilities
§ 244.890
Compliance required
§ 244.90
Powers declared additional
§ 244.900
Open fires
§ 244.910
Vacant dwellings
§ 244.915
Fire warning system
§ 244.916
Prohibited sale
§ 244.920
Fire extinguishers
§ 244.930
Flammable liquids
§ 244.940
Attic rooms
§ 244.945
Restricted attic use
§ 244.950
Heating plants
§ 244.960
Egress
§ 244.965
Door-closing devices; fire-resistive doors
§ 244.970
Address posting
§ 244.980
Ventilation shafts
§ 244.990
Transom windows
§ 248.10
Definitions
§ 248.100
Condemned properties, code compliance orders or certificate of code compliance
§ 248.110
Issuance of certificate of approval
§ 248.120
Appeals board
§ 248.170
Denial, revocation, suspension or cancellation of license
§ 248.180
Application fees, requirements and examination
§ 248.190
Evaluator license and renewal requirements
§ 248.20
Required acts
§ 248.200
Duties of evaluators
§ 248.210
Insurance
§ 248.220
Report filing and filing fees
§ 248.225
Acknowledgement of responsibility
§ 248.230
Fees for services
§ 248.240
Penalties
§ 248.250
Warranty limitations
§ 248.260
Effective date
§ 248.270
Severability
§ 248.280
Residency or mailing requirements
§ 248.30
Seller disclosure required
§ 248.40
Availability of documents
§ 248.50
Resale of dwellings
§ 248.60
Exceptions
§ 248.70
Disclosure report
§ 248.75
Energy disclosure report
§ 248.80
Correction of required repair/replace items
§ 249.10
Policy
§ 249.20
Findings
§ 249.25
Securing vacant buildings
§ 249.30
"Nuisance condition" defined; waiver of waiting period
§ 249.40
Abatement of nuisance condition
§ 249.45
Abatement of nuisance condition appeals
§ 249.50
Alternatives to demolition
§ 249.60
Collection of costs
§ 249.65
Revolving fund for abatement of buildings in a nuisance condition
§ 249.70
[Authority of city.]
§ 249.80
Vacant building registration
§ 249.90
Penalties
§ 250.10
Definitions
§ 250.100
Right to rescind
§ 250.110
Delivery of notice
§ 250.120
Truth-in-housing disclosure report required
§ 250.20
Application of chapter to conversion of condominiums
§ 250.30
Notice of conversion to council member of the ward and Minneapolis planning commission
§ 250.40
Notice to occupants
§ 250.50
Purchase rights
§ 250.60
Express warranties
§ 250.70
Implied warranties
§ 250.80
Exclusion or modification of implied warranties
§ 250.90