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2023 Minnesota Statutes Index (topics)

LANDLORDS AND TENANTS

See also RESIDENTIAL RENTAL PROPERTY

Administrators, code violations lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.425, 504B.445, 504B.455, 504B.461

Apartment buildings, see APARTMENT BUILDINGS

Applicant screening, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.173

Attorney fees, tenants' rights, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.172

Cable communications systems, see Multiple dwellings, access to under CABLE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS

Code violations lawsuits, see Tenants' remedies under this topic

Commercial tenants, service of process on, judgments, code violations lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.431

Definitions, generally, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.235

Disclosure, nonoptional fees, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.120

Discrimination, see Unfair discriminatory practices under RESIDENTIAL RENTAL PROPERTY

Disputes, MFIP, discontinuance of assistance payments, Minn. Statutes 2023 256J.395

Eviction, see EVICTION

Expunged criminal records, housing decision effect, Minn. Statutes 2023 609A.05

Farm lands

Leased, unpaid rents, crops, liens on, Minn. Statutes 2023 514.964

Tenants' rights on termination of life estates, Minn. Statutes 2023 500.25

Fines, building repair orders, noncompliance, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.391

Foreclosures

Foreclosure advice notices, Minn. Statutes 2023 580.042

Tenants' rights in, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.151, 504B.285

Inspections, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.182

Landlords

Abandonment of property by tenant, duties, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.271

Agreements, maintenance or repair of premises by tenant, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.161

Applicant screening fees, duties, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.173

Assignments, lawsuits, eviction actions, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.171

Building repair orders, noncompliance, penalties, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.391

Burden of proof, retaliation, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.285, 504B.441

Court-ordered wiretapping, duty to assist, Minn. Statutes 2023 626A.06, 626A.38

Covenants, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.161

Defenses, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.195, 504B.415

Disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.120, 504B.181, 504B.195, 504B.211, 504B.241

Emergency calls by tenants, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.205

Entry into rented premises, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.211

Essential services, nonpayment by landlord, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.215

Expunged criminal records, housing decision effect, Minn. Statutes 2023 609A.05

Judgments against, administrators' expenses, code violations lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.445

Leases

Copies, giving to tenants, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.115

Early renewal, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.144

Liability

Administrators' expenses, code violations lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.445

Applicant screening fee violations, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.173

Collection of rents or security deposits after condemnation, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.204

Injury to third parties, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.161

Personal property of tenant, removal and storage after eviction, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.365

Prelease deposits, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.175

Repair and maintenance of buildings, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.471

Security deposits, improper withholding, damages, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.178

Unlawful interruption or termination of utilities, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.221, 504B.225

Unlawful ouster or exclusion of tenants, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.221, 504B.225, 504B.231

Low income home energy assistance program, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.215

Mail and mailing, security deposits, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.178

Medical cannabis patient registry program, restrictions against refusal to rent, Minn. Statutes 2023 342.57

MFIP protective or vendor payees, Minn. Statutes 2023 256J.39

Nonpayment of utility bills, tenants' rights, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.215

Notice given

Abandoned property of tenant, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.271

Automatic renewal clauses, leases, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.145

Entry into rented premises, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.211

Evicted tenants, inventory, personal property, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.365

Familial status of tenant, eviction or denial of lease renewal, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.315

Federally subsidized housing, expiration or termination of federal contracts, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.255

Intermediate care facilities leases, notice of eviction action, Minn. Statutes 2023 256B.501

Leases, cancellation, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.251

Leases greater than 20 years, cancellation, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.291

Rent increases, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.147

Rental housing, accessible unit priority, Minn. Statutes 2023 363A.40

Security deposits, transfer or assumption by landlord's successor in interest, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.178

Tenancy at will, termination, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.135

Termination of lease after death of tenant, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.265

Notice received

Code violations, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.185, 504B.395

Cold weather notice, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.155

Contracts for deed, cancellation, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.151

Emergency relief orders, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.381

Escrow of rent to remedy violations, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.385

Mortgage foreclosure sale, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.151

Residents, elevated blood lead levels, Minn. Statutes 2023 144.9504

Termination of lease, death or infirmity of tenant, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.265, 504B.266

Payments to, receipts, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.118

Pets, declawing or devocalizing, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.114

Pistols, permits to carry, Minn. Statutes 2023 624.714

Posting (notices), agent for service of process, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.181

Receipts for rent paid in cash, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.118

Recovery of property, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.291

Rights, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.285, 504B.311, 504B.435

Safe at Home program, duties, Minn. Statutes 2023 5B.10

Security deposits, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.178

Service and support animals, documentation, fees and deposits prohibited, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.113

Service of process on, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.375, 504B.401

Single-metered residential buildings, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.215

Statements by, Minn. Statutes 2023 256D.02

Utilities, Minn. Statutes 2023 325E.025, 504B.221, 504B.225

Late fees, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.177

Lawsuits

Applicant screening fee violations, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.173

Cannabis flower use, nuisance, Minn. Statutes 2023 342.82

Code violations, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.195, 504B.385, 504B.395

Conciliation courts, no jurisdiction, Minn. Statutes 2023 491A.01

Damages, treble damages, Minn. Statutes 2023 557.09

Eviction, see Real property, rental under EVICTION

Hennepin County Municipal Court, Minn. Statutes 2023 488A.06

Housing calendar consolidation program, Minn. Statutes 2023 484.013

Lessees violating covenant against introducing drugs, Minn. Statutes 2023 609.33

Pro se representation, Minn. Statutes 2023 481.02

Recovery of property by landlord, denial of title by tenant, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.121

Recovery of rent due, evidence, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.125

Lead abatement, see Abatement under LEAD (MINERAL)

Leases

Attorney fee provisions, tenants' rights, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.172

Cancellation, leases greater than 20 years, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.291

Copies to tenants, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.115

Duration of lease, notice, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.146

Early renewal, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.144

Prelease deposits, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.175

Requirements, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.111

Residential rental property, see Leases under RESIDENTIAL RENTAL PROPERTY

Termination of lease, infirmity of tenant, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.266

Victims of violence, right to terminate, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.206

Manufactured home parks

Landlords, see Park owners under MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS

Tenants, see Residents under MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS

Mining, property leases, counties, powers generally, Minn. Statutes 2023 373.01

Mortgage foreclosures, see Foreclosures under this topic

Multiple dwellings, see MULTIPLE DWELLINGS

Neighborhood organizations, see NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS

Prelease deposits, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.175

Private shared telecommunications services, Minn. Statutes 2023 237.681

Problem properties law, Minn. Statutes 2023 617.81 to 617.87

Public nuisances, see PUBLIC NUISANCES

Real property, conveyance of interest in, Minn. Statutes 2023 507.01

Renters, see Tenants under this topic

Rents

Cash payment, written receipts for, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.118

Code violations lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.425

Landlord's right to collect, suspension, code violations lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.435

Late payment, late fees, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.177

Presumption of payment, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.291

Prorated rent required, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.116

Termination of lease, infirmity of tenant, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.266

Residential rental property, generally, see RESIDENTIAL RENTAL PROPERTY

Residential tenant reports, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.235, 504B.241

Residential tenant screening services

Defined, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.235

Disclosures to applicants, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.173

Federal regulations, compliance, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.245

Liability, limitations, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.241

Reports, duties, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.241

Security deposit violations, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.178

Tenancy at will

Eviction, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.285

Termination, procedure, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.135

Tenant reports, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.235, 504B.241

Tenant screening services, see Residential tenant screening services under this topic

Tenants

Access to data, residential tenant screening services, information on tenant, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.241

Affidavits, escrow of rents to remedy violations, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.385

Agreements, maintenance or repair of premises, limitations, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.161

Burden of proof, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.285

Copies received, leases, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.115

Covenants of landlord or licensor, waivers, see Waivers, prohibited waivers under this topic

Death, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.265, 524.2-702

Defenses, leases, lawsuits to enforce, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.115

Disabled persons in subsidized housing, pets, rights, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.261

Emergency assistance calls, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.205

Eviction, see Real property, rental under EVICTION

Holdover for three years, effect, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.311

Lawsuits, see same under this topic

Lead hazard reduction, see under LEAD (MINERAL)

Low income home energy assistance program, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.215

Mail and mailing, notice, escrow of rents to remedy violations, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.385

Notice given

Cold weather notice, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.155

Emergency relief orders, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.381

Escrow of rents to remedy violations, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.385

Pesticide postapplication precautions, Minn. Statutes 2023 18B.37

Property taxes, payment by, Minn. Statutes 2023 272.45

Quitting lease, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.147

Termination of lease, infirmity of tenant, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.266

Notice of pending foreclosure, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.151

Notice received

Code violations and condemnation orders, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.195

Entry by landlord, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.211

Evicted tenants, inventory, personal property, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.365

Familial status, eviction or denial of lease renewal, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.315

Federally subsidized housing, termination, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.255

Foreclosure advice notices, Minn. Statutes 2023 580.042

Landlord's agent, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.181

Landlord's entry in tenant's absence, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.211

Lead hazard reduction, Minn. Statutes 2023 144.9504

Leases greater than 20 years, cancellation, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.291

Rental dwelling notice, Minn. Statutes 2023 471.9995

Residential tenant screening service information, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.241

Residents, elevated blood lead levels, Minn. Statutes 2023 144.9504

Security deposits, transfer or assumption, landlord's successor in interest, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.178

Tenancy at will, termination, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.135

Tenant screening service used by landlord, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.173

Notice to vacate, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.285

Payments by, Minn. Statutes 2023 272.45, 504B.175

Personal property, abandonment, Minn. Statutes 2023 168A.05, 504B.271

Pets, declawing or devocalizing, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.114

Proper identification, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.235

Property tax refunds, see Claimants (refunds) under PROPERTY TAXES

Prospective tenants, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.173, 504B.175, 504B.195

Public nuisances, definitions, Minn. Statutes 2023 617.80

Recovery of possession, procedure, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.375

Redemption of tenancy, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.291

Referral fees from real estate licensees, Minn. Statutes 2023 82.81

Relocation, lead hazard reduction, Minn. Statutes 2023 144.9504

Remedies, see Tenants' remedies under this topic

Rent withholding, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.178

Residential tenant reports, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.235, 504B.241

Rights

Abandoned personal property, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.271

Emergency assistance telephone calls, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.205

Lead hazard reduction, Minn. Statutes 2023 144.9504

Medical cannabis patient registry program, Minn. Statutes 2023 342.57

Privacy, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.211

Uninhabitable buildings, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.131

Unlawful termination of utilities by landlord, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.221, 504B.225

Service and support animals, documentation, penalties, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.113

Service of process on, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.291, 504B.385, 504B.431

Termination of lease, infirmity of tenant, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.266

Utilities, payment, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.215

Utility bills, payment to prevent disconnection, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.215

Utility costs, separate utility billing for single-meter buildings, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.215

Victims of violence, right to terminate lease, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.206

Tenants' remedies

Cannabis flower use, nuisance lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2023 342.82

Code violations lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.195, 504B.395, 504B.435, 504B.471

Prelease deposit violations, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.175

Property rehabilitation, special assessments, Minn. Statutes 2023 429.101

Rent escrow actions to remedy violations by landlord, procedure, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.385

Tenant screening services, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.173, 504B.245

Trials, code violations lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.395, 504B.421

Unfair discriminatory practices

Human Rights Act, Minn. Statutes 2023 363A.09, 363A.21

Medical cannabis patient registry program, Minn. Statutes 2023 342.57

Unlawful detention, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.301

Unlawful exclusion or removal, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.375, 609.606

Urban real estate, holding over, period of tenancy, determination, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.141

Utilities, payment

Responsibility, Minn. Statutes 2023 325E.025

Single-metered residential buildings, landlords, duties, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.215

Violations and penalties

Building repair orders, noncompliance, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.391

Nonoptional fees, failure to disclose, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.120

Nuisance, cannabis flower use, Minn. Statutes 2023 342.82

Unlawful ouster of tenants or personal property, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.225, 504B.365

Waivers, prohibited waivers

Code violations lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.465

Code violations remedies, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.195

Condemned premises, action for rental of, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.204

Covenants not to allow unlawful activities, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.171

Covenants of landlord or licensor, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.161

Emergency relief actions, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.465

Eviction, familial status, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.315

Personal property of tenant, removal and storage after eviction, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.365

Recovery of possession by tenant, after unlawful exclusion or removal, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.375

Rents, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.116, 504B.178

Right of privacy, tenants, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.211

Security deposits, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.178

Single-metered residential rental buildings, rights and duties, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.215

Termination of lease after death of tenant, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.265

Unlawful ouster, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.231

Unlawful termination of utilities, Minn. Statutes 2023 504B.221, 504B.225