(b)
In addition to any other remedy available at equity or law, including but not limited
to the rent escrow provisions and other actions and defenses authorized by Minnesota
Statutes, Chapter 504B, failure to comply with the provisions of this section may
result in criminal prosecution, adverse rental license action against all rental dwelling
licenses in which the owner maintains an interest, and/or administrative enforcement,
fines, restrictions, or penalties as provided in Chapter 2 or any other applicable
section of this Code. A violation of this section as to each dwelling unit shall constitute
a separate offense. A notice of violation, as described in section 244.150, shall not be required to establish or enforce a violation of this article. The requirements
of this section are enacted as a health and safety law of the City of Minneapolis,
as that term is utilized pursuant to Minn. Statute Section 504B.161.
(c)
Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, the administrative fine for a
violation of this section shall be the sum of any outstanding or delinquent amount
of relocation assistance plus five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each affected dwelling
unit. The city may establish a program or process to advance the relocation assistance
amounts owed to tenants under this section that utilizes any available funding or
budgetary source, and shall further be authorized to collect any delinquent amounts
owed pursuant to this section through any available and authorized method.
(d)
This section shall become effective June 1, 2020. (Ord. No. 2019-058, § 1, 12-13-19; 2020-030, § 1, 6-12-20)