463.15 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Coverage. For purposes of sections 463.15 to 463.26 the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. Subd. 2. Building. “Building” includes any structure or part of a structure. Subd. 3. Hazardous building or hazardous property. “Hazardous building or hazardous property” means any building or property, which because of […]
463.151 REMOVAL BY MUNICIPALITY; CONSENT; COST. The governing body of any municipality may remove or raze any hazardous building or remove or correct any hazardous condition of real estate upon obtaining the consent in writing of all owners of record, occupying tenants, and all lienholders of record; the cost shall be charged against the real […]
463.152 EXERCISE OF EMINENT DOMAIN. Subdivision 1. Purpose, public interest. In order to maintain a sufficient supply of adequate, safe, and sanitary housing and buildings used for living, commercial, industrial, or other purposes or any combination of purposes, it is found that the public interest requires that municipalities be authorized to acquire buildings, real estate […]
463.16 REPAIR OR REMOVE HAZARDOUS PROPERTY CONDITION. The governing body of any municipality may order the owner of any hazardous building or property within the municipality to correct or remove the hazardous condition of the building or property or to raze or remove the building. History: 1965 c 393 s 2; 1973 c 123 art […]
463.161 ABATEMENT. In the manner prescribed in section 463.21 the governing body of any municipality may correct or remove the hazardous condition of any hazardous building or property; the cost of which shall be charged against the real estate as provided in section 463.21 except the governing body may provide that the cost so assessed […]
463.17 ORDER. Subdivision 1. Contents. The order shall be in writing; recite the grounds therefor; specify the necessary repairs, if any, and provide a reasonable time for compliance; and shall state that a motion for summary enforcement of the order will be made to the district court of the county in which the hazardous building […]
463.18 ANSWER. Within 20 days from the date of service, any person upon whom the order is served may serve an answer in the manner provided for the service of an answer in a civil action, specifically denying such facts in the order as are in dispute. History: 1965 c 393 s 4
463.19 DEFAULT CASES. If no answer is served, the governing body may move the court for the enforcement of the order. If such a motion is made the court may, upon the presentation of such evidence as it may require, affirm or modify the order and enter judgment accordingly, fixing a time after which the […]
463.20 CONTESTED CASES. If an answer is filed and served as provided in section 463.18, further proceedings in the action shall be governed by the Rules of Civil Procedure for the District Courts, except that the action has priority over all pending civil actions and shall be tried forthwith. If the order is sustained following […]
463.21 ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENT. If a judgment is not complied with in the time prescribed, the governing body may cause the building to be repaired, razed, or removed or the hazardous condition to be removed or corrected as set forth in the judgment, or acquire the building, if any, and real estate on which the […]
463.22 STATEMENT OF MONEYS RECEIVED. The municipality shall keep an accurate account of the expenses incurred in carrying out the order and of all other expenses theretofore incurred in connection with its enforcement, including specifically, but not exclusively, filing fees, service fees, publication fees, attorney’s fees, appraisers’ fees, witness fees, including expert witness fees, and […]
463.23 PAYMENT, TENDER, DEPOSIT IN COURT. The net proceeds of a sale under section 463.21 or 463.24 shall be paid to persons designated in the judgment in the proportions as their interests shall appear therein. Acceptance of such payment shall be taken as a waiver of all objections to the payment and to the proceedings […]
463.24 PERSONAL PROPERTY OR FIXTURES. If any building ordered razed, removed, or made safe and sanitary by repairs contains personal property or fixtures which will unreasonably interfere with the razing, removal, or repair of such building, or if the razing or removal of the building makes necessary the removal of such personal property or fixtures, […]
463.25 HAZARDOUS EXCAVATIONS. If in any municipality, an excavation for building purposes is left open for more than six months without proceeding with the erection of a building thereon, whether or not completed, or if any excavation or basement is not filled to grade or otherwise protected after a building is destroyed, demolished or removed, […]
463.251 SECURING VACANT BUILDINGS. Subdivision 1. Definitions. The following terms have the meanings given them for the purposes of this section. (a) “City” means a statutory or home rule charter city. (b) “Neighborhood association” means an organization recognized by the city as representing a neighborhood within the city. (c) “Secure” may include, but is not […]
463.26 LOCAL ACTS AND CHARTER PROVISIONS. Sections 463.15 to 463.26 are supplementary to other statutory and charter provisions and do not limit the authority of any city to enact and enforce ordinances on the same subject. History: 1965 c 393 s 12; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7
463.261 RELOCATION BENEFITS. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 117.56, or any other law to the contrary, all acquisitions of buildings and real estate upon which buildings are located by governmental subdivisions pursuant to the exercise of the power of eminent domain as provided in section 463.152 shall be acquisitions for the purposes of sections 117.50 […]
