A major decision that will impact Minnesotans’ privacy rights is waiting to be heard in the state’s court of Appeals.
It all started off simply enough. Jason and Jackie Wiebesick were a Golden Valley couple who lived in a duplex. One day, officials from the city approached them to ask permission to inspect their home. The stated reason was to collect information so as to make a decision over whether to renew the Wiebesick’s rental license.
Disturbed by the prospect of unfamiliar people walking around their home, the Wiebesick’s turned down the inspectors’ request. One might think it would have ended there, but the city saw to it that it didn’t.
Taking the case to court, Golden Valley authorities implored a county judge to issue a warrant overriding the Wiebesick’s objections and allowing them into the house. Tellingly, the judge refused their request for a warrant, prompting the city to reach even higher.
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It seems the city should only have the right of inspection of the portion that is rented to others. This is not a privacy issue.
Try that sh!t here in Arizona and you will end up with lead poisoning. We have the castle doctrine.
Its called precedent setting control the aim is to completely pry loose all our rights
yea and i could already see our future
controlled and manipulated like puppets
if we try to have to have our own free rights we are pretty much either dead or outcasted from society
You have a Constitutional right to protect your home and family no matter who it is against,I would havve killed every fucking one of them
this is communism
since when does someone have to have a .license to rent a duplex?
Invest in lead and keep your powder dry.
Oh hell no!
It is unclear, but it seems the couple do not own the house, but are renting it, correct? Therefore it is not their property, but the landlords, and his permission is required. Does the city have probable cause to believe the landlord is providing unsafe housing, not up to code? Depending on the Tenant law in that city/state, do the tenants have a standing in this? You have rights to your own property, but if you don’t own it…
It this couple are the owners, then they can refuse all they want, unless the city has enough cause to condemn the property. The city can also refuse to grant them a license to rent the property to others. easy case.