(A) The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all buildings or portions thereof used, or designed or intended to be let for human habitation. This chapter does not apply to Minnesota Department of Health licensed rest homes; convalescent care facilities; licensed group homes; nursing homes; hotels; motels; as defined and governed by M.S. Chs. 515, 515A and 515B.
(B) With respect to rental disputes, and except as otherwise specifically provided by the terms of this chapter, it is not the intention of the City Council to intrude upon the fair and accepted contractual relationship between tenant and landlord. The City Council does not intend to intervene as an advocate of either party, nor to act an arbiter, nor to be receptive to complaints from tenant or landlord which are not specifically and clearly relevant to the provisions of this chapter. In the absence of such relevancy with regard to rental disputes, it is intended that the contracting parties exercise such legal sanctions as are available to them without the intervention of city government. In enacting this chapter neither is it the intention of the City Council to interfere or permit interference with legal rights to personal privacy.
(Ord. 114, passed 6-25-08)