1998 Minnesota Code
Chapters 500 - 515B Property Interests and Liens
Chapter 504A Landlords and Tenants
Section 504A.595 Code violations, disclosure.

504A.595 Code violations, disclosure.

(a) A state, county, or city agency charged by the governing body of the appropriate political subdivision with responsibility for enforcing a state, county, or city health, housing, building, fire prevention, or housing maintenance code shall make available to the persons described in paragraph (b) code violation records that pertain to a particular parcel of real property and the buildings, improvements, and dwelling units located on it. The records must be made available at reasonable times, and upon reasonable notice to the custodian of the records, for inspection, examination, abstracting, or copying at the expense of the person obtaining the information.

(b) The persons to whom the records shall be available under this section include, but are not limited to, the following persons and their representatives:

(1) a person having any legal or beneficial interest in the property, including a renter;

(2) a person considering in good faith the lease or purchase of the property;

(3) a person authorized to request an inspection under section 504A.501; and

(4) a party to any action related to the property, including actions brought under sections 504A.125 and 504A.501 to 504A.581.

HIST: 1998 c 253 s 72