When Saint Paul DSI condemns a rental unit or displaces tenants for code violations, landlords are generally required to provide relocation assistance under Minnesota Statutes Chapter 504B and city housing-code provisions.
Saint Paul does not run the broad relocation-fee system that Los Angeles uses, but Minnesota Statutes Chapter 504B and Saint Paul's rental-licensing rules require landlord-funded relocation when units are condemned, ordered vacated, or made uninhabitable by landlord neglect. DSI inspectors trigger the obligation when issuing condemnation or vacate orders. Tenants may also pursue rent escrow remedies under Minnesota law. Saint Paul's Department of Planning and Economic Development partners with Catholic Charities and Listening House when emergency relocation overlaps with homelessness risk.
Landlords who refuse to fund relocation after a code-driven displacement can be sued for damages and may have rental licenses suspended pending compliance.
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