City of Saint Paul - File #: RLH RR 26-3

• File #: RLH RR 26-3
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution LH Substantial Abatement Order
• Status: Agenda Ready
• In control: Legislative Hearings
• Title: Ordering the rehabilitation or razing and removal of the structures at 118 MANITOBA AVENUE within fifteen (15) days after the February 18, 2026, City Council Public Hearing.
• Sponsors: Anika Bowie
• Ward: Substantial Abatement Orders, Ward - 1
• Related files: RLH TA 14-676, RLH TA 14-677, RLH TA 14-678, RLH TA 14-679, CO 25-47

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Ordering the rehabilitation or razing and removal of the structures at 118 MANITOBA AVENUE within fifteen (15) days after the February 18, 2026, City Council Public Hearing.

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WHEREAS, the Department of Safety and Inspections has determined that 118 MANITOBA AVENUE is a nuisance building pursuant to Saint Paul Legislative Code §45.02 as 1) it is a vacant building as defined in §43.02; and 2) it has multiple housing code or building code violations or it has conditions constituting material endangerment as defined in §34.23, or it has a documented and confirmed history as a blighting influence in the community; and

WHEREAS, this property is legally described as follows, to wit:  LEWIS' ADDITION TO, ST. PAUL LOTS 7 AND LOT 8 BLK 3; and

WHEREAS, based upon the records in the Ramsey County Recorder's Office and information on file or obtained by the Department of Safety and Inspections, the following are the owners, interested or responsible parties for the subject property as of December 9, 2025: Noah Vang, 1299 Arcade Street Suite 8, Saint Paul MN 55106-2080; and North End Neighborhood Organization -District 6; and

WHEREAS, each of these parties was served a written order dated December 9, 2025, advising them of the basis for the determination that the subject property was a nuisance, and that the nuisance building was to be repaired or razed and removed by January 8, 2026; and

WHEREAS, this order informed the interested or responsible parties that they must repair or raze and remove the structures(s) located on the Subject Property by January 8, 2026; and

WHEREAS, a placard indicating the City’s order that this nuisance building be abated was posted on the building on December 10, 2025, in accordance with Saint Paul Legislative Code §45.11(2)c; and

WHEREAS, the nuisance condition was not corrected by January 8, 2026, and therefore an abatement hearing was scheduled before the City Council on February 18, 2026, and the owner or his d...