Minneapolis, Minn., Code of Ordinances § 12 § 244.180

(a) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) The emergency violation hearing board (hereinafter referred to as "the board") shall consist of the director of regulatory services, the commissioner of health, and the director of community planning and economic development, each of whom may appoint designees. If designees are appointed, the city council and the mayor shall be informed in writing of the designees.
(2) The housing maintenance code revolving repair fund (hereinafter referred to as "the fund") shall consist of the "revolving fund for tenants remedies and hazardous buildings act, and an emergency repair ordinance/City of Minneapolis" and any other funds which may be appropriated.
(b) If an emergency is found to exist and a repair order is issued pursuant to section 244.160 , the office declaring such emergency shall immediately notify the board, which shall hold a hearing as soon as the deadline date for making the repair has passed. A quorum for this meeting shall be three (3) members, one (1) from each department, but no more than one (1) from each department, and all actions shall require a majority vote of members present.
The owner or person authorized to make or order repairs as registered pursuant to section 244.200 (e) and the affected occupant(s) shall be notified of the time and place of the hearing, and shall be allowed to present relevant evidence. Notice shall consist of a reasonable effort by the office declaring the emergency to contact the owner or person authorized to make or order repairs and the occupant, except that such notice need not be in writing and may be given over the telephone. Failure to attend by the owner or the occupant shall not preclude board action. The director of regulatory services shall have the authority to establish procedures for the hearing, which shall include the right of the owner and occupant(s) to appear individually or through a representative, and the right of parties to present relevant evidence and witness testimony as may bear on the decision of the board. The hearing shall be recorded.
(c) Every notice of emergency issued pursuant to section 244.160 shall include the following language: "If you do not comply with this order by the above date, the city may remedy the violation and assess the costs to you, or allow the occupants to make the repair and deduct the expense from the occupant's rent, or take such other action it deems appropriate, pursuant to Chapter 244 of the Minneapolis Code of Ordinances."
(d) If the office declaring the emergency finds that the repair has been completed before the time of the hearing, the hearing shall be cancelled and all parties shall be so notified.
Upon finding that the repair has not been completed within the initial time allowed by the office declaring the emergency, that the emergency exists, and that the violation(s) have not been caused by the willful, malicious, negligent, or irresponsible conduct of a complaining occupant or anyone under the occupant's direction or control, the board may in its discretion order one (1) or more of the following: (1)
Grant an extension for good cause;
(2) Allow the occupants to remedy the violation pursuant to section 244.180 (d)--(h) of this Code; if necessary, the board may guarantee payment of up to two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) to contractors by the occupant using the fund as the guarantee source; may recommend a higher guarantee payment to the city council for its action; and the city shall recover from the owner any money paid pursuant to this guarantee, including appropriate interest, using such means, including special assessments, as feasible;
(3) Order the remedy of the violation by the city; monies to perform such repairs shall come from the fund and all costs incurred by the city, including appropriate interest, shall be recovered from the owner, using such means, including special assessments, as feasible;
(4) Order other such action as it shall deem necessary in order to remedy the emergency condition.
Any repair made pursuant to this section shall discharge the owner's responsibility to comply with any order to repair the emergency to the extent remedied.
(e) If the emergency violation hearing board issued an order pursuant to section 244.180 (c)(2) of this Code permitting an occupant to remedy an emergency condition, the occupant of the premises affected may remedy this emergency and deduct the reasonable repair expenses of this remedy from the occupant's rent. The occupant shall include with the first rent payment following the remedy of the emergency a copy of the receipt for repair expenses which differentiates between the cost of materials and the cost of labor. Unless the receipt has been fully paid, the occupant shall also include a copy of any installment payment contract which finances the repairs. If the rent for the period is reduced to zero due to the use of this section, the occupant must deliver a copy of the repair receipt or copies of the repair receipt and installment payment contract in the same manner as the rent payment is usually made. Any such repair expenses shall be considered a deduction from rent owed by the occupant and shall discharge the owner's responsibility to comply with any order to repair the emergency to the extent remedied. If an installment payment contract is involved, an occupant may, during any twelve-month period beginning with the first month of deduction, deduct from the rent due to the owner an amount, including the sum of principal and interest, not to exceed the equivalent of three (3) months' rent.
(f) Any repairs made pursuant to this section must comply with all applicable state laws and the Minneapolis Code of Ordinances, including, but not limited to, the ordinances contained in Title 5 , Building Code, relating to permits, licensed contractors, and quality of repair.
(g) The hearing provided for in (b) above shall be in lieu of the appeal provided for in Chapter 242 of this Code. Appeal of any order of the board may be made to Minnesota District Court, Fourth Judicial District.
(h) The rights afforded by this section:
(1) May not be waived or modified; and
(2) Are in addition to and do not limit other rights available to the occupant. ( 82-Or-029 , § 2, 2-12-82; 82-Or-044 , § 2, 3-12-82; Pet. No. 252271, § 13, 5-11-90; 2013-Or-161 , § 9, 12-6-13; Ord. No. 2019-059 , § 1, 12-13-19)