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.
Minn. Stat. § 463.16
REPAIR OR REMOVE HAZARDOUS PROPERTY CONDITION.
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case First Trust Co. v. Union Depot Place Ltd. Partnership (1991)
Most recently applied in City of Litchfield v. Schwanke (April 1995)
1965 c 393 s 2; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1989 c 328 art 6 s 7; 2004 c 147 s 4
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Official source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Minnesota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.