Andover, Minn., City Code title 9 ch. 8 art. B (2026) § 9-8B-1

9-8B-1:        PURPOSE AND INTENT: The operation of rental residential properties
is a business enterprise that gives rise to certain opportunities. Operators are
responsible to take reasonable steps, as may be necessary, to assure that the
citizens of the City who occupy such units, and those residing near such units, may
pursue the quiet enjoyment of the normal activities of life in surroundings that are:
(1) Safe, secure and sanitary; (2) Free from crimes and criminal activity, noise,
nuisances or annoyances; and (3) Free from reasonable fears about safety of
persons and security of property.

Further, it is the intent of this Article to regulate and provide for the inspections of
rental housing to assure that such housing does not become a nuisance or blight to
the neighborhood and does not create a disincentive to investment in the
community.

This Article establishes standards that are applicable to all rental dwellings in the
City. It does not apply to the portion of a rental dwelling that is occupied by a
personal owner or relatives of the personal owner.
Finally, the City Council finds that repeated police calls to certain rental dwellings in
the City occupied by persons with criminal histories have taxed law enforcement
resources. The City Council also finds that persons residing in rental dwellings who
engage in disorderly conduct or cause nuisance conditions create a hostile
environment for others living in close proximity, thereby threatening the public safety.
In order to preserve and protect the City’s neighborhoods and to promote public
safety, the City Council enacts a Crime Free Rental Program into the City Code. Any
licenses issued by the City of Andover prior to the adoption of this Ordinance shall
comply with the requirements listed herein at the time of next license renewal and
shall still comply with the terms in which the licensed was originally issued until
renewal occurs.