Brooklyn Park, MN Property Maintenance: Property Blight (2026)
Key Facts
- Trigger
- 10 listed structural/safety defects, § 103.60(A)
- Legal status
- Declared a public and private nuisance
- Remedy authority
- Building Official and City Council
- Demolition threshold
- 50%+ damage/deterioration from original condition
- Notice
- Mailed to owner, occupant, lessee, mortgagee
- Penalty
- Misdemeanor under § 10.99
Summary
In the City of Brooklyn Park, a building with structural defects, fire or wind damage, or conditions unfit for human habitation can be declared a dangerous building under § 103.60 and is a public and private nuisance that must be repaired, vacated or demolished. The Building Official and Council order the remedy under § 103.61.
§ 103.60 DANGEROUS BUILDINGS DEFINED. ... (A) Any building or structure which has any or all of the following defects may be deemed a dangerous building: ... (5) Those which have become or are so dilapidated, decayed, unsafe, unsanitary or which so utterly fail to provide the amenities essential to decent living that they are unfit for human habitation, or are likely to cause sickness or disease, or to work injury to the health, morals, safety or general welfare of those occupying or using the same. ... (B) All dangerous buildings within the terms of this section are hereby declared to be public and private nuisances and they must be repaired, vacated or demolished as hereinafter provided. ... § 103.61 STANDARDS FOR REPAIR, VACATION OR DEMOLITION. ... (D) In all cases where a “dangerous building” cannot be repaired so that it will no longer exist as a “dangerous building” under the terms of this subchapter, it must be ordered to be demolished in accordance with the provisions of M.S. §§ 463.15 through 463.261.
Full Breakdown
60(A) lists the defects that can get a structure declared a dangerous building, including walls that lean far enough for a plumb line through the center of gravity to fall outside the middle third of the base, 33% or more damage or deterioration to a supporting member, overloaded or insufficiently strong floors or roofs, fire or wind damage that endangers life or safety, and buildings so dilapidated, decayed, unsafe or unsanitary that they are unfit for human habitation or likely to cause sickness or disease.
60(B) declares every dangerous building a public and private nuisance that must be repaired, vacated or demolished. 261, and one damaged, decayed or deteriorated 50% or more from its original condition must likewise be demolished under Minnesota Statutes Chapter 463. Every order specifies a reasonable time to complete the work. 62 requires the Council or its designated officer to notify the owner, occupant, lessee, mortgagee and other interested parties by mail, using Hennepin County Auditor records, stating that the owner must vacate or demolish, that the occupant or lessee may vacate or repair and remain, and giving all parties reasonable time to act.
Violations & Fines
Section 103.60 carries a cross-reference to the city's general penalty section, § 10.99, so maintaining a dangerous building or ignoring a repair, vacation or demolition order exposes the owner to prosecution as a misdemeanor, punishable by up to 90 days, a fine of up to $1,000, or both, with each day the condition continues chargeable as a separate offense under § 10.99(C).
Frequently Asked Questions
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