Staples, Minn., City Code ch. 103, art. IV § 103-89

(a) Officers authorized. The housing inspector or authorized city representative shall enforce the provisions of the rental housing maintenance code.
(b) Inspections required; powers.
(1) Pursuant to provisions of this Code, as set forth herein, the housing inspector shall make inspections to determine the condition of dwellings, dwelling units, shared bath dwellings, rooming units, and premises located within the city for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of the rental housing maintenance code. The housing inspector, or authorized representative, may enter, examine and survey at all reasonable times all dwellings, dwelling units, rooming units and premises after obtaining consent from an occupant of the premises. In the event that an occupant of the premises does not consent to entry by the housing inspector or authorized representative, 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. No person shall refuse entrance or impede an authorized city representative, in the performance of emergency duties.
(2) In case of emergency, every such housing inspector or authorized city representative shall have the right to enter, examine and survey all premises, grounds, erections, structures, dwellings and buildings and every part thereof in the city at all times.
(c) Severability. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this rental housing maintenance code is declared invalid for any reason whatsoever, such decision shall not affect the remaining portions of this Code, which shall continue in full force and effect, and to this end the provisions of this rental housing maintenance code are hereby declared to be severable.
(d) Notice of violations. Whenever the county health department, the housing inspector, or authorized city representative determines that there has been a violation, or that there are reasonable grounds to believe that there has been a violation, of any provision of this rental housing maintenance code, notice of such violation or alleged violation shall be given to the person responsible therefor. Such notice shall:
(1) Be in writing;
(2) Include a description of the real estate sufficient for identification;
(3) Specify the violation which exists and remedial action required;
(4) Allow a reasonable time for the performance of any act it requires;
(5) Be served upon the owner, or the operator, or the occupant, as the case may require. Such notice shall be deemed to be properly served upon such owner, or upon such operator, or upon such occupant if a copy thereof is served upon such owner, operator or occupant personally; or if a copy is left at such owner's, operator's or occupant's usual place of residence with a person of suitable age and discretion; or by depositing in the U.S. Post Office, the notice addressed to such owner's, operator's or occupant's last-known address with postage prepaid thereon; or if service cannot be made by any one of the above means then such notice shall be deemed served if a copy of such notice is posted and kept posted for 24 hours in a conspicuous place on the premises affected by such notice.
(e) Emergency orders. When, in the opinion of the building official or housing inspector, there is imminent danger of failure or collapse of a building or structure which endangers life, or when any structure or part of a structure has fallen and life is endangered by the occupation of the structure, or when there is actual or potential danger to the building occupants or those in the proximity of any structure because of explosives, explosive fumes or vapors or the presence of toxic fumes, gases or materials, or operation of defective or dangerous equipment, the code official is hereby authorized and empowered to order and require the occupants to vacate the premises forthwith. The code official shall cause to be posted at each entrance to such structure a notice reading as follows: "This structure is unsafe and its occupancy has been prohibited by the housing inspector. It shall be unlawful for any person to enter such structure except for the purpose of securing the structure, making the required repairs, removing the hazardous condition, or demolishing the same."
(f) Warning notice of unsanitary condition. The housing inspector or authorized city representative shall take note of any unsanitary conditions caused by accumulation of garbage, rubbish, or other debris upon any premises observed by them. A warning notice of such conditions shall be served upon the owner and occupant of the premises, either by mail or by leaving such notice in a conspicuous place on the premises. Such notice shall be on a form to be prepared by the housing inspector of the city and a record of all such notices served shall be transmitted to the housing inspector or authorized city representative for further inspection and enforcement of the provisions of the rental housing maintenance code. The service of any notice pursuant to this section shall not in any way supersede or affect any other order, tag, or notice of violation duly issued or served pursuant to any other ordinance.
(g) Enforcement by the city attorney. The city attorney may enforce any provisions of this chapter, including any order to vacate condemned dwellings and apartments, by mandamus, injunction, or any other appropriate remedy in any court of competent jurisdiction.
(h) Any person who violates any of the provisions of this article will be guilty of a misdemeanor. In addition, the housing inspector may issue an administrative penalty, up to $250.00 to any person who violates any of the provisions of this article regardless of whether that person has been convicted of a misdemeanor offense. Each violation of this article will constitute a separate offense. Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense.