Eden Prairie, MN Rental Property Rules: Repairs & Habitability (2026)
Key Facts
- Minimum heat
- 68°F, Sept. 15 to May 15
- Natural light minimum
- 1/10 of room floor area
- Enforcer
- Fire Chief/Fire Code Official
- Appeal window
- 15 days
- Penalty for defying order
- misdemeanor
Summary
City Code Section 9.11 sets minimum habitability standards for every rental building in the City of Eden Prairie, including a 68-degree Fahrenheit heating mandate from September 15 to May 15, light, ventilation and sanitation requirements, and a substandard-building enforcement process that ends in a misdemeanor for ignoring a final compliance order.
Subd. 1. Purpose. The purpose of this section is to provide minimum standards to safeguard life or limb, health, property and public welfare by regulating and controlling the use and occupancy, construction and maintenance of all residential rental buildings and structures within the City. ... A.Heating. Each rental building shall be provided with heating facilities capable of maintaining a room temperature of sixty-eight (68) degrees Fahrenheit. in each habitable space at a point three (3) feet above the floor. Said facilities shall be installed and maintained in a functional and safe condition. Heat shall be supplied during the period of September 15 to May 15. ... A.Compliance. After any order of the building official or Building Code Board of Appeals made pursuant to this section shall have become final, no person to whom any such order is directed shall fail, neglect, or refuse to obey any such order. Any such person who fails to comply with any such order is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Full Breakdown
Section 9.11 covers all rental buildings in the City of Eden Prairie, from single-family rentals and duplexes to apartment houses, and its Subd. 1 states the purpose is to safeguard life, health, property and public welfare by regulating the use, occupancy, construction and maintenance of residential rental structures. Subd. 5 requires natural light equal to at least one-tenth of a habitable room's floor area and natural ventilation equal to at least one-twentieth, plus a working toilet, sink and bathtub or shower in every dwelling unit, an approved kitchen sink, and address numbers at least four inches high.
Subd. 6.A requires heating facilities capable of maintaining 68 degrees Fahrenheit in every habitable space three feet above the floor, supplied during the period of September 15 to May 15. Subd. 9 requires operative smoke alarms on each floor. Subd. 10 defines a 'substandard building' by listing conditions such as inadequate light and ventilation, inadequate sanitation, structural hazards, hazardous wiring, plumbing or mechanical equipment, and faulty weather protection. The Administrative Authority, defined as the Fire Chief, the Fire Code Official, or their designees, enforces the section, inspects buildings, issues written notices and emergency orders, and grants case-by-case modifications (Subd.
3, Subd. 11). An owner may appeal a notice and order to the Building Code Board of Appeals within fifteen days (Subd. 12), and disobeying a final order is a misdemeanor (Subd. 13).
Violations & Fines
Failing to meet the light, ventilation, sanitation, heating, or structural standards of Section 9.11 makes a rental building substandard under Subd. 10 and subjects the owner to a written notice and order from the Administrative Authority. Ignoring a final order to repair, rehabilitate, demolish or remove the violation is a misdemeanor under Subd. 13, and the City may also pursue an action in district court instead of criminal prosecution.
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