Minneapolis, Minn., Code of Ordinances § 12 § 244.200
Required (Minneapolis Housing Code)
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No person shall occupy or allow to be occupied any cooperative, condominium or townhouse building for which a registration statement has not been properly filed with the director of regulatory services. The provisions of this article shall not apply to leasehold cooperatives, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, Section 273.124, Subd. 6. The payment of fees set forth in section 244.220 of this chapter shall be a prerequisite to this required registration. Such registration statement shall be made and filed on a form furnished by the director of regulatory services for such purpose and shall set forth the following information: (a) Name, address, phone number and date of birth of a contact person, a person appointed by the association to be responsible for managing the common areas of the building or complex of buildings, to accept service of process and to receive and give receipt for notices. The contact person shall reside inside of the sixteen-county metropolitan area consisting of the following counties: Hennepin, Rice, Wright, Anoka, Washington, McLeod, Ramsey, Dakota, Scott, Carver, Sherburne, Isanti, Chisago, Sibley, Leseuer and Goodhue. A post office box number or commercial mail service is not acceptable for an address. (b) Name, address, phone number and position of the board members of the association; (c) Street address of the building or complex of buildings; (d) Address of each building within the complex of buildings and the unit numbers of each unit within the building. For each rental dwelling unit within the building or complex of buildings, identify the rental dwelling by address and unit number, and provide the owner's name and address. (e) The director of regulatory services shall enclose with the registration billing a new application to be completed by the registrant and returned with the proper registration fees. Upon receipt of the proper registration fee and the completed application for registration, the director of regulatory services shall mail to the registrant a certificate of registration indicating the property is registered and proper payment has been made. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 69.010; Ord. of 8-10-73, § 1; Ord. of 2-22-74, § 1; Ord. of 2-28-75, § 1; Ord. of 9-26-75, § 1; Ord. of 10-31-75, §§ 1, 2; 77-Or-112, § 1, 5-27-77; 80-Or-001 , § 1, 1-11-80; 82-Or-106 , § 5, 6-11-82; 82-Or-136 , §§ 1, 2, 7-16-82; 88-Or-225 , § 1, 12-30-88; 90-Or-235 , § 2, 9-14-90; 91-Or-134 , § 1, 7-12-91; 2003-Or-153 , § 1, 12-29-03; 2013-Or-161 , § 12, 12-6-13)
Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 244.200 prohibits anyone from occupying or permitting occupancy of a cooperative, condominium, or townhouse building unless a registration statement has been properly filed with the city's director of regulatory services. Registration requires payment of the fees outlined in § 244.220 and submission of a completed form that includes contact person details, board member information, building addresses, unit numbers, and rental unit ownership data. Leasehold cooperatives as defined under Minnesota Statutes § 273.124, Subd. 6 are explicitly exempt from these requirements.
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Under Minneapolis Code § 244.200, operators and associations responsible for cooperative, condominium, or townhouse buildings generally ensure that a current registration statement is on file with the director of regulatory services before any unit is occupied. Compliant operators maintain an up-to-date contact person who resides within the designated sixteen-county metropolitan area and can accept service of process — a post office box or commercial mail service address is not acceptable. Associations also keep board member information, building addresses, and rental unit ownership details current, and submit the required fees under § 244.220 alongside each registration application.
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Minneapolis Code § 244.200 establishes that no cooperative, condominium, or townhouse building may lawfully be occupied without a valid registration on file with the city's director of regulatory services. Tenants in rental dwelling units within such buildings may have grounds to raise a registration violation as a relevant factor in housing-related proceedings if their building lacks proper registration. Those who believe their building may be unregistered can contact the Minneapolis director of regulatory services to verify registration status, or reach out to a local tenant-rights organization for general guidance on what options may be available.
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