Eagan, MN Rental Inspections: Inspection Programs (2026)

Subd. 5 makes every rental dwelling license conditioned on the property passing the city's rental dwelling inspection, which checks compliance with the Minnesota State Building Code, the Minnesota State Fire Code, the International Property Maintenance Code as adopted in the City Code, other applicable federal, state, and county law, the section's own maintenance standards, and Eagan's zoning regulations. The community development director sets the inspection schedule and may adjust it based on a property's inspection history and record of code-enforcement violations. When an inspector finds a violation, the licensee must correct it by the deadline in the city's written notice; the city then re-inspects, and if the problem persists, issues a second compliance deadline and, upon a second failed re-inspection, charges a re-inspection fee set by council resolution.

Continued noncompliance after the second re-inspection exposes the licensee to further license action and penalty fees under Subd. 16. Subd. 15B separately authorizes the building official, fire chief, police chief, or their designees to enter any rental dwelling, including a vacant unit, at reasonable times to enforce the section, requires the licensee to give tenants at least 24 hours' notice of a scheduled inspection and to ensure access, and allows a reinspection fee if access is refused, unless it is a tenant, not the owner, who denies entry.