Home inspection in Lino Lakes.

What we see in Lino Lakes homes.

Lino Lakes was incorporated in May 1955 and now covers 33.21 square miles, nearly 5 of them water. Its population rose from 1,219 in 1950 to 20,216 in 2010 and was 21,399 in 2020, and by 2010 about 44 percent of the city's land was developed. The lakes include Baldwin, Rice, Reshanau, Marshan, Centerville, Peltier and Rondeau, and Rice Creek flows through the city with the Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Regional Park Reserve inside its borders. Subdivisions from the 1980s through the 2000s are threaded between wetlands, on ground that is low and wet in places.

Homes here are built on and around wetland-laced ground, so water management leads our inspection. The sump pit, pump and discharge, the basement walls and floor for moisture and cracks, lot grading and how far downspouts carry water, and window wells are what matter here. Newer subdivision houses bring their own checklist: attic ventilation and insulation, roof flashing, deck attachment, and settling of backfill around foundations. Where a lot borders a wetland or pond, how close the water sits to the house and whether the yard drains or holds water after rain are worth noting.

Local facts checked September 2026 against: Wikipedia, Minnesota Department of Health.