City of Minneapolis – Title 12 – HOUSING – CHAPTER 244. – MAINTENANCE CODE – ARTICLE XVI. – RENTAL DWELLING LICENSES – 244.2000.(d) – Duties of licensee.

(d)

The owner of any dwelling which is required to be licensed by this chapter shall, prior to the time of sale of said dwelling, notify the buyer in writing of all unabated orders and violation tags issued by the department of regulatory services pertaining to said dwelling, as well as the requirement of law that said dwelling, upon acquisition by a new owner, must be licensed with the director of regulatory services. A copy of the notification shall be mailed to the director of regulatory services within five (5) days of furnishing the notification to the buyer. If the dwelling is owned by a corporation, an officer of said corporation shall carry out the notification required by this section. If the property is owned by more than one (1) person, a notification by one (1) of the owners shall satisfy this section. For the purposes of this section, “time of sale” shall be construed to mean when a written purchase agreement is executed by the buyer or, in the absence of a purchase agreement, upon the execution of any document providing for the conveyance of a dwelling required to be licensed.