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Wessman v. Mankato, <br />No. A08-0273 (Minn. <br />Ct. App. <br />2008)(unpublished <br />decision) <br />Minn. Stat. § 463.15 <br />See LMC information <br />memo, Dangerous <br />Properties <br />For more information <br />on city acquisition of <br />property see the LMC <br />information memo, <br />Purchase and Sale of <br />Real Property <br />Minn. Stat. § 282. 01; <br />City of St Paul v State, <br />754 Nw 2d 386, <br />(Minn. Ct. App. 2008) <br />3. Property maintenance ordinances <br />Cities may choose to deal with the specific nuisance posed by dilapidated <br />buildings through the adoption of a property maintenance ordinance. Such <br />ordinances typically establish standards for exterior maintenance related to <br />painting, siding, roofing and broken windows. City property maintenance <br />ordinances should be drafted and enforced in a manner that is consistent with <br />the State Building Code. Property maintenance ordinances should generally <br />not attempt to regulate construction issues already regulated by the State <br />Building Code, because such regulation may be pre-empted. <br />4. Hazardous and Substandard Buildings Act <br />Cities that have not adopted a local ordinance regarding nuisances or <br />property maintenance may still abate the public safety threat posed by <br />dangerous dilapidated buildings through the Hazardous and Substandard <br />Building Act in state statute The Hazardous Buildings Act allows cities to <br />order landowners to abate (through repair or razing) hazardous conditions on <br />their property or to abate hazardous conditions itself and then seek <br />compensation for the property owner. <br />D. City land acquisition <br />Cities may also control development through the planned acquisition, <br />development and potentially the resale of land by the city itself. Through <br />purchase and acquisition programs cities can acquire the land they need for <br />present and future public purposes such as parks, streets, public buildings, <br />such as police and fire halls, and to reserve land for future residential and <br />commercial development. Cities may also acquire land through the tax <br />forfeiture process. <br />ZONING GUIDE FOR CITIES 55 <br />