HF 2296

1st Engrossment - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 04/07/2025 04:17 p.m.

A bill for an act
relating to landlord and tenant; clarifying a prohibition on disclosure of victim
information; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 504B.206, subdivision
2.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 504B.206, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Treatment of information.

(a) A landlord must not disclose:

(1) any information provided to the landlord by a tenant in the written notice required
under subdivision 1, paragraph (b);

(2) any information contained in the qualifying document;

(3) the address or location to which the tenant has relocated; or

(4) the status of the tenant as a victim of violence.

(b) The information referenced in paragraph (a) must not be entered into any shared
database or provided to any person or entity but may be used when required as evidence in
an eviction proceeding, action for unpaid rent or damages arising out of the tenancy, claims
under section 504B.178, with the consent of the tenant, or as otherwise required by law.

new text begin (c) The requirements of this subdivision to treat the information enumerated in paragraph
(a) are paramount and supersede any other document or form signed by the tenant, including
but not limited to any release of information form.
new text end

deleted text begin (c) deleted text end new text begin (d) new text end A landlord who violates this section is liable to the tenant for statutory damages
of $2,000, plus reasonable attorney fees and costs.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end