Waldorf, Minn., Mun. Code Ch. 151 (2026) § 175.24

The following terms, as used in this subchapter, shall have the meanings stated.


APPLICANT. Any person making application for a license under this subchapter.


APPLICATION. A form with blanks or spaces thereon, to be filled in and completely by the applicant as his or her request for a license, furnished by the city and uniformly required as a prerequisite to the consideration for the issuance of a license for the rental of residential property.


CONTRACT FOR DEED. Means an executor contract for the conveyance of residential real property under which the seller provides financing for the purchase of the residential real property and under which the purchaser does or has a right to go into possession.


DWELLING. A building, wholly or partly used or intended to be used for living, sleeping, purposes by human occupants; but not including rest homes, convalescent homes, nursing homes, hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts, and the like.


DWELLING, DUPLEX/TWO-FAMILY. A building on one lot with one legal description and one owner, which has been divided into two separate dwelling units with two separate entrances, intended for occupancy by two separate families.


DWELLING, MULTI-FAMILY. A building designed exclusively for occupancy by three or more families living independently of each other, with separate housekeeping and separate cooking facilities for each.


DWELLING, SINGLE-FAMILY. A detached dwelling designed exclusively for occupancy by one family.


DWELLING, TWIN HOME. A building containing two separate dwelling units with a shared or common wall; located on two separate lots with two separate legal descriptions and two separate (different) owners.


DWELLING UNIT. A room or group of rooms within a dwelling, forming a single habitable unit.


EGRESS. An arrangement of exit facilities to assure safe means of exit from a building with specific dimensions as required by the city.


FACILITIES. Licensed by the State of Minnesota as institutional occupancies or dormitories. May also be called a RESIDENCE , RESIDENTIAL FACILITY , or RESIDENTIAL BUILDING .


FAMILY. An individual or two or more persons related by blood, marriage, adoption, and foster children.


FAMILY (FUNCTIONAL). A collective group of unrelated persons residing in a single dwelling unit, limited to not more than two adult persons, together with their traditional family members of any age. (See also the definition for UNRELATED PERSONS .)


FAMILY (TRADITIONAL). One or more persons related by blood or marriage residing in a single dwelling unit.


HEARING EXAMINATION BOARD. Includes rental housing inspector, council member, Zoning Administrator and law enforcement official.


INSPECT ON COMPLAINT. An inspection initiated by a complaint filed by the owner, tenant, neighbor, concerned individual, or the city.


LICENSE. A document issued by the city to an applicant permitting him or her to rent residential property.


LICENSEE. An applicant who, pursuant to his or her application, holds a valid, current, unexpired, and unrevoked license from the city allowing him or her to rent residential property.


LICENSE FEE. The money paid to the city pursuant to an application and prior to issuance of a license to rent residential property.


MANAGER, CARETAKER. Any person who has charge, care or control of a structure, or part thereof, in which rental dwelling units are let.


NUISANCE. For the purpose of this subchapter, a nuisance shall be any of the following:


(1) Any public nuisance known as common law or inequality jurisprudence or recognized by Minnesota Statutes or this city’s ordinances.


(2) Any public nuisance which may prove detrimental to children whether in a building, on the premise of a building, or upon an unoccupied lot. This includes, but is not limited to, any abandoned wells, shafts, basements, or excavations; abandoned refrigerators and other appliances; unlicensed or inoperable motor vehicles; or any structurally unsound fences or structures; or any lumber, garbage, rubbish, or debris which may become a hazard for inquisitive minors.


(3) Any other activity or situation that is dangerous to human life, detrimental to health, or illegal.


OCCUPANT. Any person residing in a dwelling or dwelling unit.


OWNER. Any person, firm, corporation, or agent, who alone, jointly, or severally with others shall be in actual possession of, or have charge, care, or control of any dwelling or dwelling unit.


RENT. Any consideration paid for the exclusive use of the dwelling unit, including, but not limited to, money, services, or a combination thereof, paid or delivered at fixed intervals periodically agreed upon.


RENTAL HOUSING INSPECTOR. The person appointed by the city to inspect residential rental property for compliance purposes.


RENTAL PROPERTY. Shall include living units rented on a month to month basis or greater. Such property may include single-family homes, duplexes, triplexes, or multi-family units. Exempt from such definition shall be motels, hotels, boarding houses, bed and breakfast facilities and any facility exempt from city regulation due to state or federal rules and regulations.


RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY. Means real property occupied, or intended to be occupied, by one to four families, if the purchaser intends to occupy the real property. RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY does not include property subject to a family farm security loan or a transaction subject to M.S. §§ 583.20 to 583.32.


UNRELATED PERSONS. Two or more individuals who are not related by blood, marriage, or adoption. For the purpose of this subchapter, RELATED BY BLOOD shall mean whole or half relations between a common ancestor or descendent, husband, wife, son, daughter, father, mother, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, stepchildren, legally adopted children, grandmother, grandfather, state assigned foster children, first cousin or any combination of the above persons.


(Ord. 85, passed - -2020)