Minneapolis Regulatory Services enforces a rat-stoppage and vermin abatement program citywide. Property owners must keep buildings rodent-resistant and eliminate harborage, with Hennepin County Public Health joining when food, sanitation, or multifamily issues are involved.
The Minneapolis housing maintenance code, Title 12 housing rules, and Title 4 health provisions require all buildings to be rodent-resistant, with sealed openings, properly maintained trash storage, and removal of harborage like brush piles or stored debris. Regulatory Services inspectors can issue orders demanding extermination by a licensed pest control operator, structural rat-stoppage repairs, and follow-up reinspection. Multifamily rental owners must use licensed exterminators for bed bugs, cockroaches, and rodents and may not pass certain costs to tenants. Hennepin County Public Health overlays food establishments and certain congregate facilities, and chronic rat hot spots may be added to the city's coordinated baiting program.
Rodent infestations or harborage can produce written orders, daily administrative fines, rental license action, and in severe cases condemnation of the dwelling until exterminator clearance is documented.
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