HF 3759

1st Engrossment - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 03/16/2020 11:44am

A bill for an act
relating to housing; requiring prorated rent for the last month of tenancy; prohibiting
early renewal of leases when the lease will last ten months; 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.116] PRORATED RENT REQUIRED.
new text end

new text begin 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 that the tenant only pays for the
actual number of days that occupancy is allowed. This provision applies to all leases,
including leases requiring the last month of rent to be paid in advance.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2020, and applies to leases
entered into on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 2.

new text begin [504B.144] EARLY RENEWAL.
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new text begin When a landlord and a tenant sign a residential lease for a term that is at least ten months,
the landlord must not require the tenant to renew the lease until at least four months have
passed since the tenant occupied the unit.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2020, and applies to leases
entered into on or after that date.
new text end