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RELEVANT LINKS: of public improvements but may also use them to collect unpaid service charges. Statutory or charter procedures and notice requirements must be followed. Minn. Stat. § 429.101, subd. Cities may, through city ordinance, require that property owners perform 1. certain property-related services. If the city performs the services, it may assess the property benefited for all or any part of the cost of: Snow, ice, or rubbish removal from sidewalks. Weed elimination from streets or private property. The removal or elimination of public health or safety hazards from private property. The installation or repair of water service lines, street sprinkling, or other dust treatment of streets. The trimming and care of trees and the removal of unsound trees from any street. The treatment and removal of insect-infested or diseased trees on private property. The repair of sidewalks and alleys. Inspections relating to municipal housing maintenance code violations. Recovering delinquent vacant building program registration fees. Minn. Stat. § 429.101, subd. Generally, special assessments levied may be payable in a single 2. installment or by up to 10 equal annual payments. The exception is for Singer v. City of special assessments made under an energy improvements financing Minneapolis, 586 N.W.2d program which may be repayable in up to 20 equal installments. The city 804 (Minn. Ct. App. 1988). must pass an ordinance to make this authority effective. The special assessment statute can also apply to home rule charter cities in absence of a specific charter or ordinance provision governing assessment procedures within that jurisdiction. Minn. Stat. § 429.101, subd. Assuming the city has adopted a special assessment ordinance and the 1. condition fits under the state statute, costs may be recoverable through the assessment process. XII. Conclusion Cities have broad authority to define, penalize, and abate public nuisance activities and conditions. City authority is not limitless, however. Cities do not have the power to intervene over private nuisances, nor may they declare conditions to be nuisances that in fact are not. Local authority must not be used arbitrarily, but city officials must be prepared to enforce whatever provisions are adopted. While there are ways to recoup enforcement and abatement expenses, effective nuisance regulations require funding and the use of city personnel. League of Minnesota Cities Information Memo: 4/16/2020 Public Nuisances Page 27