Subd. 1. Prohibited Acts.
1. No person, firm, corporation, or registrant shall own and maintain or operate or rent to any other person for occupancy any multifamily building, multifamily dwelling unit, or premises in which a multifamily dwelling unit is located in violation of this Maintenance Code.
2. No person, firm, or corporation shall operate a multifamily building or multifamily dwelling unit without a certificate of compliance issued pursuant to this section.
3. No person, firm, corporation, or registrant shall refuse or fail to allow the Building Official to enter a multifamily building or multifamily dwelling unit for purposes of inspection when authorized by this section.
4. No person, firm, corporation or registrant shall fail or refuse to obey a compliance order validly issued under this section.
5. No person, firm, or corporation shall give or submit false information on a registration application or any renewal thereof.
6. No person who is an occupant of a multifamily building or multifamily dwelling unit shall cause a multifamily dwelling unit to become in violation of any standards set forth in this section.
7. No person shall occupy an unregistered multifamily dwelling unit if such dwelling unit is required to be registered under this section.
8. No occupant of any multifamily dwelling unit shall fail to allow or refuse entry to the Building Official for purposes of inspection when authorized by this section.
9. No person may occupy a multifamily building, multifamily dwelling unit or premises posted pursuant to subsection 910.07, Subd. 4.
10. No person who owns or operates multifamily building shall allow to be occupied or let to another for occupancy any multifamily dwelling unit required to be registered under subsection 910.07, without a certificate of compliance issued pursuant to the provisions of this section.
11. No person, firm, or corporation, including an owner, registrant, or occupant, shall remove or tamper with a placard used for posting property pursuant to this section.
Subd. 2. Misdemeanor. Any person, firm, or corporation who violates or refuses to comply with any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.