St. Paul habitability

Do this today

• Photograph the condition. Write the date.
• Dial 311 or file with St. Paul Department of Safety and Inspections.
• If there is no heat, no water, or a gas smell: 911 or the utility first.

What does “livable” mean in St. Paul?

Heat, water, sanitation, and structural safety are the usual floor. The exact list is in Minnesota landlord and tenant chapter and often in the city housing code St. Paul Department of Safety and Inspections enforces. This desk does not reprint temperature charts or hour-counts.

What if nothing happens after I report it?

Keep the request numbers from 311 or St. Paul Department of Safety and Inspections. Take that file to legal aid. Do not skip rent on a rumor. If the condition is dangerous tonight — no heat in winter, a gas leak, a collapsed ceiling — treat it as an emergency.

Is St. Paul the same as Minneapolis for renters?

Minnesota Chapter 504B is shared. St. Paul Department of Safety and Inspections and local tenant-protection ordinances are the City layer. Minneapolis is a different desk on this site. Ramsey County Housing Court hears many cases.

The St. Paul layer

St. Paul and Minneapolis are separate local layers. Use the city of the unit.

Minnesota landlord and tenant chapter (Minn. Stat. §§ 504B.001 to 504B.501) is the Minnesota floor. We name it. We do not paraphrase a day-count or a dollar cap out of it.

St. Paul questions

National answers on this desk

• Is a landlord notice the same as being evicted?
• What number should I call right now?
• Is there a national tenant-rights law in the United States?
• What should I do if I get an eviction notice?
• How do I find free legal help as a renter?
• Can my landlord enter without notice?