Homeowners Win Lawsuit Against City Of Burnsville

Homeowners have come out in top in a class-action lawsuit against the city of Burnsville concerning alleged property violations.

On Feb. 8, a judge ruled that the city exceeded its authority when it inspected the Rambush Estates Manufactured Home Park in Burnsville 2005 and ordered remedies for issues such as "nonconforming" carports, awnings, storage and trash containers.

Dakota County District Judge Colleen G. King ruled that Burnsville’s actions were discriminatory and pre-empted by federal and state laws governing manufactured home parks, Burnsville Sun This Week reported:

“Burnsville’s conduct does not comport with traditional ideas of fair play and decency,” King wrote in her 45-page ruling. “Burnsville used its authority to force low-income property owners to live up to standards that did not apply to their property and were at times very costly to come into compliance with.”

City officials say the Rambush Estates inspections were part of a three-year program of “proactive,” mostly street-view inspections of all homes, businesses and apartment buildings in Burnsville.

Read much more at the Burnsville Sun This Week.

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