Grand Forks, ND Rental Inspections: Inspection Programs (2026)

Grand Forks City Code § 21-0612 authorizes fire department, police department, health department and inspections department personnel, plus any other person or entity the mayor designates with city council approval, to make the inspections and investigations reasonably necessary to enforce Article 6. Enforcement itself follows a graduated schedule under § 21-0611: on a first finding that a rental unit was used or maintained in violation of the maintenance and conduct standards in § 21-0610, the zoning administrator must give written notice to the license holder and known tenants and direct them to stop further violations.

If a second instance occurs at the same premises within any 24-month period, the zoning administrator must again notify the license holder and tenants and require the license holder to submit a written report of corrective actions taken and proposed. Only on a third instance within that same 24-month window can the license be suspended, revoked or not renewed, and only if the license holder's proposed corrective actions are inadequate or not being diligently pursued. Any determination of a violation must be supported by a fair preponderance of the evidence (§ 21-0611(4)), and no adverse license action can be taken for conduct occurring during a pending eviction or within 30 days of an eviction notice tied to that conduct, unless the eviction itself is not being diligently pursued.