Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

504B.114 PET DECLAWING AND DEVOCALIZATION PROHIBITED. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Animal" has the meaning given in section 343.20, subdivision 2. (c) "Application for occupancy" means all phases …

504B.115 TENANT TO BE GIVEN COPY OF LEASE. § Subdivision 1.Copy of written lease to tenant. Where there is a written lease, a landlord must give a copy to a tenant occupying a dwelling unit whose signature appears on the lease agreement. The landlord may obtain a signed and dated…

504B.116 PRORATED RENT REQUIRED. (a) When a lease term for a residential unit ends on a date before the last day of the final month, the amount of rent to be paid for the final month owed for the final month of rent must be prorated at the average daily rate for that month so tha…

504B.117 INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. A landlord must provide on a rental application the option for a prospective tenant to submit an individual taxpayer identification number or a Social Security number as follows: "SSN or ITIN: . ." A landlord must not deny a ren…

504B.118 RECEIPT FOR RENT PAID IN CASH. A landlord receiving rent or other payments from a tenant in cash must provide a written receipt for payment immediately upon receipt if the payment is made in person, or within three business days if payment in cash is not made in person. …

504B.120 PROHIBITED FEES. § Subdivision 1.Disclosure of fees. A landlord must disclose all nonoptional fees in the lease agreement. The sum total of rent and all nonoptional fees must be described as the Total Monthly Payment and be listed on the first page of the lease. A unit a…

504B.121 TENANT MAY NOT DENY TITLE; EXCEPTION. A tenant in possession of real property under a lawful lease may not deny the landlord's title in an action brought by the landlord to recover possession of the property. This prohibition does not apply to a tenant who, prior to ente…

504B.125 PERSON IN POSSESSION LIABLE FOR RENT; EVIDENCE. Every person in possession of land out of which any rent is due, whether it was originally demised in fee, or for any other estate of freehold or for any term of years, shall be liable for the amount or proportion of rent d…

504B.131 RENT LIABILITY; UNINHABITABLE BUILDINGS. A tenant or occupant of a building that is destroyed or becomes uninhabitable or unfit for occupancy through no fault or neglect of the tenant or occupant may vacate and surrender such a building. A tenant or occupant may expressl…

504B.135 TERMINATING TENANCY AT WILL. A tenancy at will may be terminated by either party by giving notice in writing. The time of the notice must be at least as long as the interval between the time rent is due or three months, whichever is less. History: 1999 c 199 art 1 s 8; 2…

504B.141 URBAN REAL ESTATE; HOLDING OVER. When a tenant of urban real estate, or any interest therein, holds over and retains possession after expiration of the lease without the landlord's express agreement, no tenancy for any period other than the shortest interval between the …

504B.144 EARLY RENEWAL OF LEASE. A landlord may not require a tenant to renew a lease sooner than six months prior to the expiration of the current lease, if the lease is for a period of time longer than ten months. Nothing prevents a landlord from waiting until closer to the exp…

504B.145 RESTRICTION ON AUTOMATIC RENEWALS OF LEASES. Notwithstanding the provisions of any residential lease, in order to enforce any automatic renewal clause of a lease of an original term of two months or more which states, in effect, that the term shall be deemed renewed for …

504B.146 LEASE DURATION NOTICE. A written lease for a residential unit must identify the lease start date and lease end date. If the lease requires the tenant to move in or out of the residential unit on a date other than the first or last day of the month, and the rent is prorat…

504B.147 TIME PERIOD FOR NOTICE TO QUIT OR RENT INCREASE. § Subdivision 1.Application. This section applies to a residential lease that provides a time period for the landlord to give notice to quit the premises or notice of a rent increase that is different than the time period …

504B.151 RESTRICTION ON RESIDENTIAL LEASE TERMS FOR BUILDINGS IN FINANCIAL DISTRESS; REQUIRED NOTICE OF PENDING FORECLOSURE. § Subdivision 1.Limitation on lease and notice to tenant. (a) Once a landlord has received notice of a contract for deed cancellation under section 559.21 …

504B.153 NEW CONSTRUCTION DELAYS; TENANT REMEDIES. § Subdivision 1.Definition; new construction. For purposes of this section, "new construction" means a new building, rehabilitation, modification, reconstruction, any physical changes altering the use or occupancy of the dwelling…

504B.154 TENANT ABANDONMENT OF DWELLING. § Subdivision 1.Abandonment. (a) If a residential tenant abandons a dwelling unit during the lease term, the landlord shall make reasonable efforts to rent it at a fair rental value. If the landlord rents the dwelling unit for a term begin…

504B.155 TENANT MUST GIVE COLD WEATHER NOTICE BEFORE VACATION OF BUILDING. Except upon the termination of the tenancy, a tenant who, between November 15 and April 15, removes from, abandons, or vacates a building or any part thereof that contains plumbing, water, steam, or other …

504B.161 COVENANTS OF LANDLORD OR LICENSOR. § Subdivision 1.Requirements. (a) In every lease or license of residential premises, the landlord or licensor covenants: (1) that the premises and all common areas are fit for the use intended by the parties; (2) to keep the premises an…

504B.165 UNLAWFUL DESTRUCTION; DAMAGES. (a) An action may be brought for willful and malicious destruction of leased residential rental property. The prevailing party may recover actual damages, costs, and reasonable attorney fees, as well as other equitable relief as determined …

504B.171 COVENANT OF LANDLORD AND TENANT NOT TO ALLOW UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES. § Subdivision 1.Terms of covenant. (a) In every lease or license of residential premises, whether in writing or parol, the landlord or licensor and the tenant or licensee covenant that: (1) neither will: (…

504B.1715 COVENANTS; SOBER HOMES. A sober housing program for people with substance use disorders may prohibit people in the program from the possession and use of cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, or hemp-derived consumer products. History: 2023 c 6…

504B.172 RECOVERY OF ATTORNEY FEES. If a residential lease specifies an action, circumstances, or an extent to which a landlord, directly, or through additional rent, may recover attorney fees in an action between the landlord and tenant, the tenant is entitled to attorney fees i…

504B.173 APPLICANT SCREENING FEE. § Subdivision 1.Limitations. A landlord may not: (1) charge an applicant a screening fee when the landlord knows or should have known that no rental unit is available at that time or will be available within a reasonable future time; (2) collect …

504B.175 PRELEASE DEPOSIT. § Subdivision 1.Definition. For the purpose of this section, "prelease deposit" means payment given to a landlord from a prospective tenant of a residential dwelling unit before the prospective tenant and the landlord have entered into a rental agreemen…

504B.177 LATE FEES. (a) A landlord of a residential building may not charge a late fee if the rent is paid after the due date, unless the tenant and landlord have agreed in writing that a late fee may be imposed. The agreement must specify when the late fee will be imposed. In no…

504B.178 INTEREST ON SECURITY DEPOSITS; WITHHOLDING SECURITY DEPOSITS; DAMAGES; LIMIT ON WITHHOLDING LAST MONTH'S RENT. § Subdivision 1.Applicability. Any deposit of money, the function of which is to secure the performance of a residential rental agreement or any part of such an…

504B.181 LANDLORD OR AGENT DISCLOSURE. § Subdivision 1.Disclosure to tenant. There shall be disclosed to the residential tenant either in the rental agreement or otherwise in writing prior to commencement of the tenancy the name and address of: (1) the person authorized to manage…

504B.182 INITIAL AND FINAL INSPECTION REQUIRED. § Subdivision 1.Initial inspection. (a) At the commencement of a residential tenancy, or within 14 days of a residential tenant occupying a unit, the landlord must notify the tenant of their option to request an initial inspection o…

504B.185 INSPECTION; NOTICE. § Subdivision 1.Who may request. If requested by a residential tenant, a housing-related neighborhood organization with the written permission of a residential tenant, or, if a residential building is unoccupied, by a housing-related neighborhood orga…

504B.195 DISCLOSURE REQUIRED FOR OUTSTANDING INSPECTION AND CONDEMNATION ORDERS. § Subdivision 1.Disclosure to tenant. (a) Except as provided in subdivision 3, a landlord, agent, or person acting under the landlord's direction or control shall provide a copy of all outstanding in…

504B.204 ACTION FOR RENTAL OF CONDEMNED RESIDENTIAL PREMISES. (a) A landlord, agent, or person acting under the landlord's direction or control may not accept rent or a security deposit for residential rental property from a tenant after the leased premises have been (1) condemne…

504B.205 RESIDENTIAL TENANT'S RIGHT TO SEEK POLICE AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. In this section, "domestic abuse" has the meaning given in section 518B.01, subdivision 2. § Subd. 2.Emergency calls permitted. (a) A landlord may not: (1) bar or limit a res…

504B.206 RIGHT OF VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE TO TERMINATE LEASE. § Subdivision 1.Right to terminate; procedure. (a) A tenant to a residential lease may terminate a lease agreement in the manner provided in this section without penalty or liability, if the tenant or another authorized oc…

504B.211 RESIDENTIAL TENANT'S RIGHT TO PRIVACY. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. For purposes of this section, "landlord" has the meaning defined in section 504B.001, subdivision 7, and also includes the landlord's agent or other person acting under the landlord's direction and contr…

504B.212 TENANT RIGHT TO ORGANIZE; TENANT ASSOCIATIONS. § Subdivision 1.Tenant's right to organize. (a) Residential tenants of a residential building have the right to establish and operate a tenant association for the purpose of addressing issues related to their living environm…

504B.216 UTILITY SERVICE IN SHARED-METERED RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Directly metered tenant" means a tenant who receives utility service directly from, is billed dir…

504B.221 UNLAWFUL TERMINATION OF UTILITIES. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, if a landlord, an agent, or other person acting under the landlord's direction or control, interrupts or causes the interruption of electricity, heat, gas, or water services to the tenan…

504B.225 INTENTIONAL OUSTER AND INTERRUPTION OF UTILITIES; MISDEMEANOR. A landlord, an agent, or person acting under the landlord's direction or control who unlawfully and intentionally removes or excludes a tenant from lands or tenements or intentionally interrupts or causes the…

504B.231 DAMAGES FOR OUSTER. (a) If a landlord, an agent, or other person acting under the landlord's direction or control unlawfully and in bad faith removes, excludes, or forcibly keeps out a tenant from residential premises, the tenant may recover from the landlord treble dama…

504B.235 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to sections 504B.235 to 504B.245. § Subd. 2.Proper identification. "Proper identification" means information generally considered sufficient to identify a person, including a Minnesota driv…

504B.241 RESIDENTIAL TENANT REPORTS; DISCLOSURE AND CORRECTIONS. § Subdivision 1.Disclosures required. (a) Upon request and proper identification, a residential tenant screening service must disclose the following information to an individual: (1) the nature and substance of all …

504B.245 TENANT REPORT; REMEDIES. In addition to the remedies otherwise provided by law, any person injured by a violation of section 504B.241 may bring a civil action against a residential tenant screening service or landlord and recover the greater of $1,000 or actual damages, …

504B.251 RECORDING OF NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF LEASES. Where a lease has been duly recorded, the county recorder must record a copy of the notice of cancellation or termination of the lease that has been presented for recording by the landlord, landlord's agent, or attorney. The…

504B.255 TERMINATION NOTICE REQUIREMENT FOR FEDERALLY SUBSIDIZED HOUSING. The landlord of federally subsidized rental housing must give residential tenants of federally subsidized rental housing a one-year written notice under the following conditions: (1) a federal Section 8 con…