Slumlord properties are not hard to find. Just look for overgrown grass, trash in the yards, broken screens, windows and doors, peeling paint and structural damage, drug dealing going on in the front yards and street, etc.
These people are trying to get rich without regard, and with total disrespect for you and the people that have to live next door to the problems properties. And to make matters worse, many times these slumlords live outside the Metro Area, and sometimes even out of the state. You deserve better!
We must work hard and be vigilant in our efforts to get rid of these slumlords, or force them to keep their property maintained to acceptable levels as deemed by neighbors.
We will be posting pictures of problem properties as they are submitted to us, with their owners and their owners addresses. We will also be forming picketing days where we as a group of neighbors will go and visit the slumlords at their own home and picket them as a slumlord. And demand they fix their property.
Why must we as Minneapolis citizens do this work? Because just like we are told about the lack of police...there is no budget for them, we are also told that the inspection department is overloaded because they lack sufficient numbers of inspectors.
This leaves us no other choice but to once again act for ourselves. If you would like to be part of the slumlord removal effort, please e-mail us pictures and addresses of problem properties. If you have contact information for them, send that too.
We also need people that will act as volunteers to picket slumlords when needed, write letters, do phone calling, help us raise funds, and go on walking patrols.
You can e-mail us at; info@nepatrol.org or call 612-708-3064 and leave a message. We need your help to clean up Northeast, without you, it will only get worse!
Director of Housing for entire Minneapolis area, for all buildings 3 units and under. All neighborhood inspectors report to her. Joann Velde, 612-673-5850, Joann.velde@ci.minneapolis.mn.us
Fire Marshall is for all commercial buildings and rental buildings above 4 units. General number: 612-673-2890
If you are a property owner, the MPD invites you to join their Virtual Block Club that has been created for Owners and Managers of Rental Property. Using technology to expand on partnerships with the community, they have established a "Virtual Block Club" (VBC) with email alerts for residents and businesses.
Why should I join? Our rental property partners get the following at no charge:
-- You will receive emailed alerts such as laundry room burglaries, as well as announcements concerning rental property owner workshops and neighborhood owners' meetings.
-- NEW: You will be notified by email within 48 hours of any incident referencing your properties in the public information, including adults arrested by the Minneapolis Police Department who give your property as their last known address.
-- You will receive a police calls report if there are any calls to your property each week.
-- Updates concerning rental license issues and tips on working with the MPD to reduce, deter and prevent crime in and around your property.
-- Experienced owners throughout Minneapolis will be posting notes with the latest tips about resident applications, background checks, lease enforcement, and housing court.
Who is currently signed up? Over 1500 owners and managers overseeing more than 4,000 properties and 40,000 units are signed up City-wide, with properties ranging from single-family homes to apartments with over one hundred units.
How do I sign up?
Just send an email to luther.krueger@ci.minneapolis.mn.usand you will be enrolled immediately. Finally, rest assured we do not share our email lists with anybody. Email me if you have any questions. Thanks!
CPS Luther Krueger Minneapolis Police Department 1st Precinct + 19 N. 4th St. Minneapolis MN 55401 612-673-2923
