1998 Minnesota Statutes

     504A.165 Rental of condemned residential property; 
  damages. 

    (a) A landlord, an agent, or other person acting under the 
 landlord's direction or control may not accept rent or a 
 security deposit for residential rental property from a 
 residential tenant after the property has been condemned or 
 declared unfit for human habitation by the applicable state or 
 local authority, if the tenancy began after the property was 
 condemned or declared unfit for human habitation.  

    (b) If the landlord, an agent, or other person acting under 
 the landlord's direction or control violates paragraph (a), the 
 landlord is liable to the residential tenant for actual damages 
 and an amount equal to three times the amount of all money 
 collected from the residential tenant after the date of 
 condemnation or declaration, plus costs and attorney fees.  

    HIST: 1998 c 253 s 14