Minneapolis, MN Code Violation Reporting: How to Report (2026)
Key Facts
- Report via
- City's 311 service center
- Enforcing agency
- Director of Regulatory Services
- Non-consent inspections
- Require administrative search warrant
- Initial inspection cost
- No fee charged
- Reinspection fee
- $100 if still noncompliant
Summary
Minneapolis residents report suspected code violations, housing, nuisance, zoning, or property maintenance, through the city's 311 service center, the official centralized point of contact for service requests, referrals, and complaints under city ordinance.
The 311 service center functions as the city's primary customer service interface and provides a centralized point-of-contact for service requests, referrals, and general information. The head of the 311 service center shall be a director appointed by the city operations officer, and the director shall serve under the supervision and direction of the city operations officer or their designee as part of the office of public service. The director and staff of the 311 service center shall discharge the duties prescribed by city charter, ordinance, resolution, policy, or other applicable law or which may be required by the mayor or city operations officer.
(Ord. No. 2022-045, § 6, 10-20-22)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 72).
Full Breakdown
City ordinance designates the 311 service center as the city's primary customer-service interface, the official point of contact for service requests, referrals, and general information: including nuisance, housing, and property-maintenance complaints. A housing-code complaint gets forwarded to the director of regulatory services, who is charged with enforcing the housing maintenance code and may inspect the property to determine whether a violation exists; if an occupant won't consent to entry, the director can seek an administrative search warrant rather than close the file.
Violations & Fines
A substantiated complaint triggers a written notice of violation with a compliance deadline; failing to fix it by then risks a $100 reinspection fee, license action against a rental property, or prosecution as a housing maintenance code violation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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