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Property Code Enforcement

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1. How do I report a problem in my neighborhood, or ask for an inspection?

Call the Information and Complaint line at (651) 266-8989 or go to the Code Enforcement site for how to make a housing complaint. Code Enforcement

2. How do I report graffiti that needs to be cleaned up?

Call the Information and Complaint Office at (651) 266-8989.

3. How can I track the city's response to a complaint?

For information on a complaint for a certain property, try the City's Online Permit System. If you cannot find complaint information for a particular address, that does not necessarily mean a complaint has not been made. Information on a property will not appear if: the inspector has not been to the property yet (We do not put complaints on the internet until an inspector validates the complaint.), the inspector has visited the property and determined the complaint to be unfounded, or the file has been closed for 3 months. Go here

4. What is "Excessive Consumption"?

The City has two excessive consumption ordinances: one for excessive police calls and one for excessive code inspections. If you are not compliant with the City's orders by the reinspection date and you have not be granted an extension, or this is your third founded violation within 12 months, that is when code inspection visits become excessive.

5. How long does it take to get a property in compliance?

Inspectors generally get to the property within 48 hours of a complaint. The property owners are given time to fix the problem. They may appeal the matter to a hearing officer which can delay the action.