HF 2151

1st Engrossment - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 03/04/2014 11:37am

A bill for an act
relating to housing; creating a duty to mitigate damages in a residential lease
violation; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 504B.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin [504B.272] DUTY TO MITIGATE DAMAGES.
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new text begin A landlord or a tenant who is seeking damages for a breach of a residential lease
must make reasonable efforts to mitigate the damages due to the breach, including
allowing the sublease or assignment of the lease of the residential real property unless the
sublease or assignment is: (1) prohibited by a federal statute, regulation, or handbook;
(2) prohibited by a state statute governing a subsidized housing program; (3) prohibited
by a municipal ordinance governing a subsidized housing program; or (4) prohibited by
a municipal subsidized housing program.
new text end