Minneapolis-St. Paul seller signals from public records

Minneapolis open vacant building registration casesMinneapolis, MN

Open Vacant Building Registration cases from Regulatory Services (about 800 rows, one per violation on the case), updated daily. Buildings in the program are empty, often boarded or condemned, and the owner pays an annual fee until they are reoccupied. No owner names; stack with the absentee-owner feed for those.

Minneapolis open housing inspection violationsMinneapolis, MN

Housing Inspection Services violations on cases still pending or in enforcement (about 13,000 rows, one per violation), updated daily with violations processed the day before. Mostly rental and owner-occupied houses and duplexes. No owner names.

Minneapolis rental licenses with out-of-state ownersMinneapolis, MN

Active rental licenses whose owner lives outside Minnesota (about 2,100), with owner name and mailing address, updated daily. The detail is the licensed unit count; the source also lists the owner's phone and email, which are not imported.

Minneapolis non-homesteaded homes (absentee owners)Minneapolis, MN

1-3 unit homes and condos on the 2026 assessment (taxes payable 2027) with no homestead, meaning the owner doesn't live there (about 24,900, mostly landlords plus some vacant or estate-held homes). Owner name included, no mailing address. The parcel id carries a leading p.

Minneapolis house remodel, addition and wrecking permitsMinneapolis, MN

Remodel and addition permits plus wrecking (demolition) permits on single-family, duplex and triplex buildings (about 2,900 a year), updated daily. Pre-sale renovations and teardowns are weak signals alone; best stacked with others.

St. Paul homes with out-of-state ownersSt. Paul, MN

1-3 unit homes in St. Paul with no homestead whose owner's mailing address is outside Minnesota (about 1,400), from the city's copy of the Ramsey County tax parcels (last edit 2026-02-11, refreshed a few times a year). Owner name and mailing address included.

St. Paul non-homesteaded homes (absentee owners)St. Paul, MN

1-3 unit homes and condos in St. Paul with no homestead, meaning the owner doesn't live there (about 17,000: landlords plus some vacant or estate-held homes), with owner name and mailing address, from the city's copy of the Ramsey County tax parcels (last edit 2026-02-11).

Hennepin County tax-delinquent homesHennepin County, MN

Homes, townhouses and condos across Hennepin County (Minneapolis and suburbs) with delinquent property taxes (about 2,000), from the county's parcel layer, with owner and taxpayer mailing address. The detail is the two-digit earliest delinquent year (25 means 2025 taxes unpaid); Minnesota forfeits homes to the state after about three years of delinquency, so older years are the most urgent. The service publishes no edit date. When the taxpayer has two name lines the mailing address can come through shifted by a line.

Suburban Hennepin County non-homesteaded homes (absentee owners)Hennepin County, MN

Homes, townhouses and condos in suburban Hennepin County (Brooklyn Park, Bloomington, Richfield, Brooklyn Center and the rest; Minneapolis has its own feed) with no homestead, meaning the owner doesn't live there (about 37,000), with owner and taxpayer mailing address. When the taxpayer has two name lines the mailing address can come through shifted by a line.

Minneapolis houses open to trespass or boarded by orderMinneapolis, MN

Open nuisance cases for dwellings found open to trespass or boarded at the police department's request (about 670 open), updated daily. These are almost always empty houses, many on their way into the vacant building registry. No owner names; stack with the absentee-owner feed for those.

Minneapolis open rental inspection violationsMinneapolis, MN

Violations from rental license inspections that are still pending or in enforcement (about 1,700 rows, one per violation), updated daily. Landlords with open rental violations risk a lower license tier or a revoked license. No owner names; stack with the out-of-state landlord feed, which has them.