Norwood Young America, Minn., Code of Ordinances ch. 3, § 350 § 350.04

Subd. 1. Substandard buildings. No substandard buildings are allowed.
Subd. 2. Condition. No owner or manager shall allow infestation if extermination is not the tenant's responsibility by law.
Subd. 3. Improper occupancy. No rental dwelling shall be used in a manner inconsistent with its design or construction.
Subd. 4. Smoke detectors. No smoke detector installed in a rental dwelling shall be allowed to remain disabled or nonfunctional. The tenant of a rental dwelling shall notify the owner or manager within 24 hours of discovering that a detector is disabled or not functioning. The owner or manager shall take immediate action to render the smoke detector operational or replace it.
Subd. 5. Carbon monoxide alarms. Each rental dwelling shall have an approved and operational carbon monoxide alarm installed with ten feet of each room used for sleeping purposes as required by Minn. Stats. §§ 299F.50 and 299F.51 unless an exception listed in Minn. Stats. § 299F.51(5) applies.
Subd. 6. Refuse. Each rental dwelling shall have an adequate number of refuse containers to hold the amount of refuse produced by the occupants of the rental dwelling or as required elsewhere by this Code. Containers shall be rodent and animal proof plastic, fiberglass or rust resistant metal with a tightfitting cover. Tenants shall properly dispose of their recyclables, rubbish, garbage and other organic waste.
Subd. 7. Nuisance. No rental dwelling premises shall be kept in any state which creates a nuisance.
Subd. 8. Storage of items. Large amounts of combustible items and materials shall not be stored in attics, basements, common areas, or any other underutilized areas of a rental dwelling. Storage shall be maintained two feet or more below ceilings and floor joists. Combustible materials and items shall not be stored within one foot of any fuel burning appliances. Storage of items shall be orderly and shall not block or obstruct exits. A minimum three-foot-wide aisle shall be maintained to all exits, furnaces, water heaters, water meters, gas meters or other equipment serving the rental dwelling.
Subd. 9. Fuel storage. LP tanks shall only be stored outdoors.
Subd. 10. Fueled equipment. Fueled equipment, including, but not limited to, motorcycles, mopeds, lawn care equipment and portable cooking equipment, shall only be stored outdoors or in the garage of a rental dwelling.
Subd. 11. Barbecues and open flames. No person shall kindle, maintain, or cause any fire or open flame on any balcony above ground level, on any roof, or on any ground floor patio within 15 feet of any structure. Further, no person shall store or use any fuel, barbecue, torch, or similar heating or lighting chemicals or device in such locations.
Subd. 12. Sidewalks and driveways. All sidewalks, walkways, stairs, driveways, parking spaces and similar areas on a premises shall be kept in a proper state of repair and maintained free from hazardous conditions.
Subd. 13. Defacement of property. If a rental dwelling is defaced by graffiti, it shall promptly be removed.
Subd. 14. Disorderly conduct prohibited. Disorderly conduct is prohibited on all licensed premises. It shall be the responsibility of the licensee to take appropriate action to prevent disorderly conduct by tenants and their guests on the licensed premises.
A. For purposes of 350.04 , subd. 14, a conviction under the following statutes or ordinances shall be deemed disorderly conduct:
1. Minn Stats. §§ 609.75 through 609.76 (gambling);
2. Minn Stats. §§ 609.321 through 609.324 (prostitution);
3. Minn Stats. §§ 152.01 through 152.025 and 152.027(1) and (2) (unlawful sale or possession of controlled substances);
4. Minn Stats. § 340A.401 (unlawful sale of alcohol beverages);
5. Minn Stats. § 340A.503 (underage use of alcoholic beverages);
6. Chapter 6 of this Code;
7. Minn Stats. §§ 97B.021, 97B.045, 609.66, 609.67, and 624.712 through 624.716 (unlawful possession, transportation, sale, or use of weapon);
8. Minn Stats. § 609.72 (disorderly conduct);
9. Minn Stats. §§ 609.185, 609.19, 609.195, 609.20, and 609.205 (murder and manslaughter);
10. Minn Stats. §§ 609.221, 609.222, 609.223, and 609.2231 (assault);
11. Minn Stats. §§ 609.342, 609.343, 609.344, 609.345, and 609.3451 (criminal sexual conduct);
12. Minn Stats. § 609.52 (theft)
13. Minn Stats. §§ 609.561, 609.562, 609.563, 609.5631, and 609.5632 (arson);
14. Minn Stats. § 609.582 (burglary);
15. Minn Stats. § 609.595 (damage to property);
16. Failure to comply with the dangerous dog requirements in violation of Minn. Stats. ch. 347;
17. Minn Stats. § 342.09 (personal adult use of cannabis).
B. Upon determination by the code official that a licensed premises or unit within a licensed premises was used for disorderly conduct activities, the code official shall cause notice to be made to the owner and manager of the conviction and direct the owner and property manager to take steps to prevent further disorderly conduct convictions.
C. If a second disorderly conduct conviction, as determined by the code official, occurs within a continuous 12-month period involving the same tenancy, the code official shall cause notice to be made to the owner and manager of the second conviction. The owner or manager shall be required to immediately submit a management plan to the code official within ten business days or receipt of the second disorderly conduct notice. Management plan forms are available with the code official. The city official shall review the management plan and determine whether it is sufficient to prevent future violations of this section. Upon receiving notice that the city has approved an owner's management plan, the owner must adhere to the terms and conditions in the management plan. Failure to do so may result in the suspension or revocation of the owner's rental housing license.
D. If a third disorderly conduct conviction occurs within a continuous 12-month period involving the same tenancy, the owner or manager shall notify the tenants within ten days of crime free/drug free lease language within the lease and proceed with termination of the tenancy of all tenants occupying the unit. The owner shall not enter into a new lease for a unit located in the licensed property with an evicted tenant for a period of one year after the eviction.
E. If a licensed premises was used for disorderly conduct activities resulting in a third conviction as set forth in 350.04 , subd. 14.D within a 12-month period, the rental dwelling license for the premises may be denied, revoked, suspended, placed on probation, or not renewed. An action to deny, revoke, suspend, place on probation, or not renew a license under this section shall be initiated by the city in the manner described in 350.03 , subd. 11, and proceed according to the procedures established therein.
F. No adverse license action shall be imposed where the instance of disorderly conduct occurring on the licensed premises occurred during the pendency of evictions proceedings or within 30 days after notice is given by the licensee to a tenant to vacate the premises. Evictions proceedings shall not be a bar to a license action, however, unless the licensee diligently pursues them. A notice to vacate shall not be a bar to adverse license action unless a copy of the notice is submitted to the city within ten days of receipt of the conviction notice. Further, an action to deny, revoke, suspend, place on probation, or not renew a license based upon convictions of this section may be postponed or discontinued by the code official at any time if it appears that the licensee has taken appropriate action to prevent further instances of disorderly conduct.