Eden Prairie, MN Rental Inspections: Inspection Programs (2026)

Section 5.72, Subdivision 4.D of the Eden Prairie City Code bars the City from issuing a rental dwelling license until the Administrative Authority, meaning the Fire Chief, Building Official, or their designee, has inspected the property and confirmed it complies with City Code Section 9.11, the State Building and Fire Codes, and all other applicable Code provisions and state law. An applicant who refuses to allow the inspection can be denied a license outright. If the Administrative Authority decides, in their sole discretion, that a pre-issuance inspection is not feasible, the City may issue the license conditioned on the inspection happening and compliance being confirmed within a specified timeframe afterward.

The inspection duty does not end at issuance: Subdivision 5.D keeps every licensed rental dwelling subject to the Administrative Authority's right to inspect under Section 9.11 for as long as the license is active, and Subdivision 5.C requires the dwelling to keep meeting Section 9.11's maintenance standards continuously, not just at initial licensing. Where a rental dwelling's condition becomes a public nuisance, fire hazard, or other unsafe emergency condition, Subdivision 8 lets the Administrative Authority summarily condemn or close off the affected area, subject to an appeal that follows the same hearing procedure used for license suspensions and revocations under Subdivision 7.