Minneapolis, MN Public Conduct: Loud Party Ordinance (2026)

Section 389.30 defines a noisy or unruly assembly as a gathering of more than one person in a residentially zoned or used area or building between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. whose noisy or illegal conduct would be likely to cause significant discomfort or annoyance to a reasonable person of normal sensitivities, judged by the time of day and the residential character of the area. The definition names excessive noise, obstruction of public ways by crowds or vehicles, alcohol use or provision to minors, fighting, disturbing the peace, disorderly conduct, littering, and public urination or defecation as examples. A residentially used area reaches 500 feet beyond a dwelling, including a dwelling inside a mixed use building.

Section 389.65(a)(1) makes it a violation to participate in, conduct, visit, or remain at such a gathering while knowing or having reason to know it is one. The only carve-out protects people who came for the sole purpose of abating the disturbance. Section 389.65(a)(2) separately prohibits knowingly permitting real estate under your care or control to be used for a noisy or unruly assembly, which reaches hosts, tenants, and landlords alike.

The property carries its own consequence. Within 10 business days, the Minneapolis Police Department mails a notice of noisy or unruly assembly by first class mail to the owner and/or rental license holder of record. The notice states the date, time, and nature of the assembly and expires 180 days after it. Police may skip the notice when emergency services were summoned by someone at the gathering, when the assembly was created primarily by an incident of domestic abuse under Minnesota Statute 518B.01, or when it came wholly from uninvited guests or trespassers.

If police, fire, or other emergency personnel respond to another assembly at the same premises while the notice is valid, the owner, rental license holder, or landlord receives an administrative citation under Chapter 2, in the amount set by the City Council's schedule of civil fines. No citation can issue for an assembly within 21 days of the mailing of the notice. At a multiple dwelling or duplex, a citation requires a valid prior notice tied to the same unit, to the same resident or guest, or to the same nondwelling or outdoor area of the premises.