Roseville, MN Building Safety: Door Locking Hardware (2026)

Door hardware is regulated by Roseville's property maintenance chapter, section 906.05. Under subsection (e)(1), doors providing access to a dwelling unit, rooming unit or housekeeping unit that is rented, leased or let must be equipped with a deadbolt lock meeting the specifications in that subsection. The lock must be operated only by the turning of a knob or a key and must have a lock throw of not less than one-inch. A sliding bolt is not an acceptable deadbolt lock. The deadbolt must be installed according to manufacturer's specifications and maintained in good working order, and it must be designed and installed so it is operable from inside the unit without the use of a key, tool, combination thereof or any other special knowledge or effort.

Subsection (d)(16) sets the baseline for every exterior door: all exterior doors, door assemblies, operator systems if provided, and hardware must be maintained in good condition, locks at all entrances to dwelling units and sleeping units must tightly secure the door, and locks on means of egress doors must follow section 906.09(b). Exterior gates and their hardware must also be maintained in good condition, and latches at all entrances must tightly secure the gates (subsection (e)(4)).

The same subsection extends security hardware beyond doors on rented units. Operable windows located in whole or in part within six feet above ground level or a walking surface below that provide access to a rented, leased or let unit must have window sash locking devices (subsection (e)(2)), and basement hatchways giving access to such a unit must have devices that secure the unit from unauthorized entry (subsection (e)(3)). Chapter 906 applies to existing residential and nonresidential structures under section 906.03(a), and the code official serves a notice of violation or order for noncompliance.