Eden Prairie, MN Rental Inspections: Tenant Complaint Process (2026)

Section 9.11, Subdivision 3 authorizes the Administrative Authority, defined in Subdivision 4 as the Fire Chief, the Fire Code Official, or their designees, to enter a rental building at all reasonable times once it has reasonable cause to believe a condition endangers occupants, whether that cause comes from a tenant complaint or a routine inspection. If the unit is occupied the inspector must first present credentials and request entry, and outright refusal lets the City pursue every remedy the law provides to secure entry. When an inspection turns up a substandard condition, Subdivision 11 requires the Administrative Authority to serve a written notice describing the property, the violation, the required remedial action, and a reasonable completion deadline; an emergency finding lets the Authority order immediate action and report it in writing to the City Council.

Subdivision 12 gives any person served a notice fifteen days to file a written appeal with the Administrative Authority, stating the relief sought and why the order should be reversed or modified. The Building Code Board of Appeals must then set a hearing date and give the appellant at least ten days' written notice before it. Failing to appeal within the fifteen-day window waives the right to a hearing, and once an order becomes final, ignoring it is a misdemeanor under Subdivision 13 and Section 9.99, enforceable by prosecution or a district court action.