Match any dated Certificate of Code Compliance to the address first. If it is missing, list the other dated papers separately. The closing document, rather than the status label, settles the file.
Find the “Condemned CC required” flag in Property Information Search
The City's Condemned Properties page directs an address search in Property Information Search and names the “Condemned CC required” flag.
Copy the address exactly as printed in the folder, including any unit or suffix. Separate papers for two addresses before sorting dates. A contractor invoice, a portal screenshot and a City document may all refer to the same work, but their issuers and purposes differ. If a page lacks a date, mark it undated rather than borrowing the date from a nearby scan.
Put the repair papers in sequence
The City describes inspection, repair orders, required construction permits, completed repairs and final inspection before a Certificate of Code Compliance. Certification records the City’s assessment at that date. The certificate is good for one sale. A later sale requires another code-compliance inspection.
Make three lines in a folder note, even if one is still blank:
- Order identity: Record the address, order or inspection reference, document date and work actually listed. Keep the order itself, beyond the portal label.
- Work result: List permit numbers printed on the papers and the final result actually found for each. A permit application or contractor statement records intent; the final result records completion.
- Certificate match: Record its address, issue date and any order or permit references it names. If a page is missing or the address differs, label the scan a candidate until the discrepancy is resolved.
A permit authorizes work, and the final result and the certificate each record a later stage. The note’s purpose is to identify the exact missing page.
When the certificate belongs to a different address
Imagine a fictional folder for Property A. It has a saved address-result screenshot dated June 2024, a repair order dated November 2023 and a permit final dated July 2024. A certificate scan in the same folder bears Property B's address. A handwritten note beside it says “cleared.” These labels and dates are invented.
The date order may look plausible, but Property B's certificate belongs to Property B. Keep the final result with its permit reference and ask for Property A's certificate, if one was issued, using the address and order date. If the City identifies a different final document, preserve its title and date rather than renaming it a certificate. Until the mismatch is resolved, report what the folder contains and what it lacks.
Ask for the document that would close the gap
The City lists Code Compliance/Fire Escrow at CodeCompliance@minneapolismn.gov and 612-673-5805. A focused inquiry can give the exact address, approximate year and document already held, then name the absent item. For example: “I have a repair order dated [month/year] for [address]. Which final-inspection result and Certificate of Code Compliance, if any, correspond to this order? Please identify the document date or reference.”
If the certificate copy is unavailable, ask which record identifies the last documented stage. A missing online result doesn’t show that no certificate or repair existed.
A sale file marked TISH belongs to a related but distinct path; use the Minneapolis TISH guide to interpret that report and its repair certificates. If an order points back to much older construction, the historic permit records guide covers separate permit and survey evidence. The condemnation-file certificate still comes from Code Compliance.
A matching certificate describes the property on its issue date. For a current concern about safety or occupancy, ask the City for present-day confirmation.
Minneapolis Condemned Properties page checked October 8, 2026.