(A) Violation; penalty. Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter may be charged with a violation thereof and be subject to the penalty provided in City Code, § 10.37(K), which is a misdemeanor and shall be punished as established in M.S. § 609.02, plus the costs of prosecution in either case.
(B) Enforcement alternatives. Enforcement actions provided in this section shall not be exclusive, and the city may take any action with respect to a licensee, a tenant, or a rental unit(s) as is authorized by the city code or state law.
(C) Retaliation; waive, prohibited. No licensee or the licensee's agent shall bar or limit a tenant's right to call for police or emergency assistance in response to domestic abuse or any other conduct or impose a penalty on a tenant for calling for police or emergency assistance in response to domestic abuse or any other conduct. A tenant may not waive and no such licensee or licensee's agent may require the tenant to waive the tenant's right to call for police or emergency assistance. Any such waiver contained in a rental agreement shall be null and void and unenforceable.
(Ord., passed 4-11-2023)