The authors of the MinnPost Voices commentary “On Nov. 4, St. Paul voters can make the city a fairer place for renters” offer plenty of their own statistics but very little context concerning the efficacy of administrative citations to address tenant issues. According to their website, complaints about repairs are the top concern for all the metro-area tenants who contact them. Apparently, cities with the authority to issue administrative citations also have tenant complaints.

Duluth residents are voting this November on a “right to repair” ordinance to allow tenants to have repairs made and billed to the landlord. Why aren’t Duluth’s administrative citations working? Minneapolis has had several high-profile actions against the same three landlords. A Hennepin County judge ruled against o

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