Falcon Heights, Minn., City Code ch. 105 art. IV (2026) § 105-94

Sec. 105-94 - City inspections
(a)     Rental dwellings shall be inspected by the fire marshal or designated representative
       in their entirety every 24 months. An application and payment is required annually
       on a continuous basis. Rental dwellings that receive a correction notice after their
       first inspection will be subjected to additional inspections until an inspection
       certificate is given by the compliance official.
 (b)     Multifamily rental dwellings shall be inspected by the compliance official fire
       marshal every 24 months. An inspection will be made of the common areas of the
       property and the fire marshal shall have the authority to enter, at all reasonable
       times, any dwelling unit, with permission from any owner, operator, occupant or
       other person(s) in charge. An application and payment is required annually on a
       continuous basis.
(c)      Pursuant to this section, the fire marshal shall make inspections to determine the
       condition of rental dwellings/multifamily rental dwellings located within the city for
       the purpose of enforcing the rental licensing standards and may enter, examine and
       survey at all reasonable times all rental dwellings/multifamily rental dwellings and
       premises after obtaining consent from an occupant of the premises. In the event that
       an owner or their occupant of the premises does not consent to entry by the fire
       marshal, and if there is probable cause to believe that an inspection is warranted, then
       application may be made to the court for an administrative or other search warrant
       for the purpose of inspecting the premises. The fire marshal may pursue any remedy
       at law or under the city code, including, but not limited to, securing an administrative
       search warrant for the rental dwelling, denying the issuance of a rental license,
       revoking or suspending a rental license, or denying a renewal license.

(d)     The license application fee shall cover an initial inspection of the property and up
       to one recheck in the event that correction notices are issued during the initial
       inspection. If the compliance official fire marshal determines code violations still
       exist and a second/further inspection(s) is/are needed by them, then a fee will be
       charged for each subsequent re-inspection occurring after the due date for
       compliance with an order, as published in and according to the City’s current
       adopted fee schedule.
(e)     The compliance official or their designee may waive a re-inspection fee in case of
       error, mistake, injustice, or other good cause.
(f)     Either the owner/owner’s representative/occupant must be present during the
       inspection and must permit free access and entry for inspection purposes.
(g)     Should an owner, their duly authorized representative, or occupant fail to keep
       appear for a scheduled inspection without reasonable cause or refuse to permit entry
       to the rental dwelling, causing the fire marshal to return at another time, a re-
       inspection fee may be charged.
(h)     The city, after receiving a complaint, may require an inspection of rental
       dwellings/multifamily rental dwellings which may require individual dwelling units
       to be inspected.
(i)     A rental housing license may be suspended, revoked or denied renewal for failing
       to maintain the licensed building in compliance with the property maintenance code
       as set forth in chapter 105, article III of this Code or otherwise failing to comply
       with the requirements of the City Code or applicable state or federal law.

  (Ord. No. 13-06, § 1, 12-11-2013; Ord. No. 19-06, § 16, 9-11-2019; Ord. No. 25-07, § 5, 12-
  10-2025)