§ 244.1930. Director's determination of noncompliance; notice.

(a) If the director of regulatory services determines that a building or dwelling unit fails to meet the licensing standards set forth in section 244.1910, or section 244.1920, he or she shall mail a notice to the owner and the person designated by the owner as the person responsible for the maintenance and management of the building or dwelling unit. The notice shall specify the reasons why the building or unit fails to meet the licensing standards in section 224.1910 or section 244.1920 and shall include a copy of the inspection report if applicable. However, if a building or dwelling unit fails to meet licensing standards 244.1910(2), (3), (4), (13)(a), (18) or (21), for a second time under the same owner/licensee, a notice of director's determination of noncompliance shall not be required to be sent as the building or dwelling unit may be subject to an action for denial; non-renewal; revocation or suspension pursuant to section 244.1940.

(b)

If the rental dwelling fails to meet one (1) or more of the standards set forth in section 244.1910, the notice shall indicate that the license holder or applicant has ten (10) days to correct the defects, after which the city council will take action to deny, refuse to renew, revoke, or suspend the license or provisional license.

(c)

If the rental dwelling fails to meet the standards set forth in section 244.1920, the notice shall indicate that the license holder or applicant has sixty (60) days to correct the defects causing the building to be substandard, after which the city council will take action to deny, refuse to renew, revoke, or suspend the license or provisional license. The director may for good cause authorize additional time to correct defects causing a building to be substandard. If the defects create an imminent hazard to health or safety, the director may proceed immediately for denial, nonrenewal, revocation, or suspension under section 244.1940, or may shorten the deadline for compliance to less than sixty (60) days.

(d)

Whenever a notice of noncompliance is issued under this section, the director of regulatory services shall also cause a notice to tenants to be prominently posted on the building. The notice shall indicate that a license proceeding has been commenced against the owner because the building has been found to be in violation of the housing maintenance code; that after a stated period of time allowed to bring the building into compliance, the city council may proceed to deny, revoke, or suspend the rental dwelling license for the building; that if the city council denies, revokes, or suspends the license, tenants may be required to vacate the building; that further information can be obtained from the City of Minneapolis Housing Services Office.

(e)

The director of regulatory services shall send copies of the notice of noncompliance and the notice to tenants to the housing services office. (90-Or-235, § 6, 9-14-90; 95-Or-097, § 3, 6-30-95; 99-Or-163, § 6, 12-17-99; 2011-Or-044, § 2, 4-29-11; 2011-Or-108, § 5, 11-18-11; 2013-Or-161, § 48, 12-6-13)