Property Maintenance in Hennepin County, MN (2026)

1 county-level rule, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Hennepin County, Minnesota.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Hennepin County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Property Blight

Hennepin County declares junk or rubbish accumulations and structures made dangerous by sanitary defects to be public health nuisances subject to abatement.

Hennepin County Dangerous Structures and Junk Nuisance

Some Restrictions

Hennepin County Public Health Nuisance Ordinance (Ordinance 25) § 2.01

Accumulations of rubbish or junk as to become dangerous or injurious to the health and safety of any individual or to the public. Any structure that has become dangerous for further occupancy because of sanitary defects. Infestations of flies, fleas, cockroaches, lice, rats, mice, fly larvae, or hookworm larvae. Unnatural breeding grounds which support mosquito larvae and mosquitoes capable ...

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Property Maintenance by City in Hennepin County

1 cities in Hennepin County have their own property maintenance rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.

MinneapolisPop. 429,954

3 verified rules • Property Blight, Snow & Sidewalk Clearing

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