1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to housing; creating a duty to mitigate damages in a residential lease 
1.3 	violation;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 504B.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. [504B.272] DUTY TO MITIGATE DAMAGES.
1.6 	A landlord or a tenant who is seeking damages for a breach of a residential lease 
1.7 	must make reasonable efforts to mitigate the damages due to the breach, including 
1.8 	allowing the sublease or assignment of the lease of the residential real property.