SF 2029

as introduced - 81st Legislature (1999 - 2000) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to landlords and tenants; modifying 
  1.3             requirements for tenant screening reports in the 
  1.4             second and fourth judicial districts; amending 
  1.5             Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 504.30, subdivision 4.
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 504.30, 
  1.8   subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
  1.9      Subd. 4.  [COURT FILE INFORMATION.] (a) If a tenant 
  1.10  screening service includes information from a court file on an 
  1.11  individual in a tenant report, the report must provide the full 
  1.12  name and date of birth of the individual in any case where the 
  1.13  court file includes the individual's full name and date of 
  1.14  birth, and the outcome of the court proceeding must be 
  1.15  accurately recorded in the tenant report including the specific 
  1.16  basis of the court's decision, when available.  Whenever the 
  1.17  court supplies information from a court file on an individual, 
  1.18  in whatever form, the court shall include the full name and date 
  1.19  of birth of the individual, if that is indicated on the court 
  1.20  file or summary and information on the outcome of the court 
  1.21  proceeding, including the specific basis of the court's 
  1.22  decision, coded as provided in subdivision 4a for the type of 
  1.23  action, when it becomes available.  The tenant screening service 
  1.24  is not liable under section 504.31 if the tenant screening 
  1.25  service reports complete and accurate information as provided by 
  2.1   the court. 
  2.2      (b) A tenant screening service shall not provide tenant 
  2.3   reports containing information on unlawful detainer actions in 
  2.4   the second and fourth judicial districts, unless the tenant 
  2.5   report accurately records the outcome of the proceeding or other 
  2.6   disposition of the unlawful detainer action such as settlement, 
  2.7   entry of a judgment, default, or dismissal of the action. 
  2.8      Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  2.9      Section 1 is effective on the day following final enactment.