1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to housing; landlord and tenant; prescribing when an eviction action may 
1.3 	be disclosed in a residential tenant report;amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, 
1.4 	section 504B.241, subdivision 5.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 504B.241, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 5.Eviction action coding. (a) The court shall indicate on the court file or any 
1.8 	summary of a court file the specific basis of the court's decision in an eviction action 
1.9 	according to codes developed by the court that, at a minimum, indicates if the basis of the 
1.10 	court's decision is nonpayment of rent, a violation of the covenants under section 504B.161
1.11 	or 504B.171, other breach of a lease agreement, or a counterclaim for possession of the 
1.12 	premises under section 504B.385. The court shall indicate on the court file whether an 
1.13 	eviction action is pending or if a verdict or finding has been reached as provided in section 
1.14 	504B.355 and, if so, whether it is in favor of the plaintiff or defendant.
1.15 	(b) A residential tenant screening service must not include information in a residential 
1.16 	tenant report relating to an eviction action unless a verdict of the jury or finding of the court 
1.17 	has been reached in favor of the plaintiff as provided in section 504B.355.