Coon Rapids, MN Property Maintenance: Property Blight (2026)

Section 12-313 of the Coon Rapids City Code lets the Compliance Official declare a building or portion of one unfit for human habitation when damage, decay, dilapidation, unsanitary conditions, pest infestation, or a lack of basic illumination, heat, ventilation or sanitary facilities creates a hazard to occupants or the public. Once declared, the Compliance Official may order the building or affected units vacated within a reasonable time and placard it, and any rental license already issued is subject to revocation. Occupying a placarded building before the defects are corrected and written approval issued is a misdemeanor, as is defacing or removing the declaration placard.

If the owner does not remedy the defects within a prescribed reasonable time after the unfit-for-habitation declaration, Section 12-314 lets the City go further and declare the structure a hazardous building, handled under Minnesota's hazardous-building statutes. Enforcement runs through Section 12-315: the Compliance Official, City building inspectors and community service officers may issue citations, and notices must be served on the owner, operator, manager or occupant at least five business days before an inspection except in an emergency. Anyone served with a compliance order has 10 business days to appeal in writing to the Board of Adjustment and Appeals, and filing the appeal stays enforcement unless the delay would cause imminent peril to life, health or property.

Failing to comply once the appeal period has run is itself a misdemeanor, with every day of continued noncompliance a separate offense, and the City can suspend or revoke the property's rental license on top of any citation.