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Duluth council clarifies enforcement mechanism for tenant notice ordinance
Summary
The council read an ordinance (Ordinance 13) adding a tenant-resources notice requirement to city code. Councilor Dirwachter asked how compliance will be enforced; staff said life-safety inspectors will check lease language and placards during site visits and that enforcement is provided in the ordinance text.
The Duluth City Council read for the second time an ordinance that would add Article 5 to Chapter 29A of the Duluth City Code, requiring landlords to provide tenants notice of available resources and protected rights under state law and city ordinance.
Councilor Dirwachter asked how the city would enforce the new requirement and how the public would know whether landlords complied. A staff member responding to the question said enforcement is specified in the ordinance itself: life-safety inspectors would verify compliance during site visits. The staff member said inspectors would look for the required language in lease agreements and for a placard in buildings with five or more units.
The item was presented as Ordinance 13 on the agenda. No vote or further action on the ordinance is recorded in the transcript excerpt.
