HF 4849

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 04/29/2022 08:37am

A bill for an act
relating to civil law; requiring landlords to provide just cause for terminating
tenancy; 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.277] TERMINATING THE TENANCY; JUST CAUSE REQUIRED.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Just cause required. new text end

new text begin A landlord must not issue a notice terminating the
tenancy unless the landlord establishes one or more of the grounds for termination described
in subdivisions 2 to 10. The landlord must provide the tenant with written notice describing
the reason for terminating the tenancy.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Nonpayment of rent. new text end

new text begin The tenant fails to cure the deficiency after receiving a
nonpayment notice from the landlord, and the landlord does not pursue a valid nonpayment
eviction action under section 504B.291, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), but decides to terminate
the tenancy at the end of the lease.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Repeated late payment of rent. new text end

new text begin The tenant repeatedly makes late payments
of rent, at least five times in a 12-month period. The landlord must provide the tenant with
notice following a late payment that a subsequent late payment may be grounds for
termination of the tenancy.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Material noncompliance. new text end

new text begin After receiving a written notice to cease from the
landlord, the tenant continues, or fails to cure the deficiency, to a material breach of the
lease.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Refusal to renew. new text end

new text begin The tenant refuses to renew or extend the lease after the
landlord requests in writing that the tenant renew or extend the lease.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Occupancy by landlord or family member. new text end

new text begin The landlord, in good faith, seeks
to recover possession of the rental unit so that the landlord or a family member may occupy
the unit as that individual's principal residence.
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new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Building demolishment and dwelling unit conversion. new text end

new text begin Provided that the
landlord complies with chapter 515B where applicable and obtains the necessary permits
before terminating the tenancy, the landlord elects to demolish the building, convert it to a
cooperative, or convert it to nonresidential use; the landlord seeks, in good faith, to recover
the unit to sell it in accordance with a condominium conversion; or the rental unit is being
converted to a unit subsidized under a local, state, or federal housing program and the tenant
does not qualify to rent the unit under that program.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Rehab and renovation. new text end

new text begin The landlord seeks, in good faith, to recover possession
of the dwelling unit that will render the unit uninhabitable for the duration of the rehabilitation
or renovation.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Complying with government order to vacate. new text end

new text begin The landlord is complying
with a government agency's order to vacate, order to abate, or any other order that necessitates
vacating the dwelling unit.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Occupancy conditioned on employment. new text end

new text begin The tenant's occupancy is
conditioned upon employment on the property and the employment relationship is terminated.
new text end