1998 Minnesota Statutes

     504A.515 Summons. 

    Subdivision 1.    Contents.  (a) On receipt of the 
 complaint in section 504A.505, the court administrator shall 
 prepare a summons.  The summons shall: 

    (1) specify the time and place of the hearing to be held on 
 the complaint; and 

    (2) state that if at the time of the hearing a defense is 
 not interposed and established by the landlord, judgment may be 
 entered for the relief requested and authorized by sections 
 504A.501 to 504A.581. 

    (b) The hearing must be scheduled within five to ten days 
 after receipt of the complaint by the court administrator.  

    Subd. 2.    Service.  The summons and complaint must be 
 served upon the landlord or the landlord's agent within five to 
 ten days before the hearing.  Service shall be by personal 
 service upon the defendant pursuant to the Minnesota Rules of 
 Civil Procedure.  If service cannot be made with due diligence, 
 service may be made by affixing a copy of the summons and 
 complaint prominently to the residential building involved, and 
 mailing at the same time a copy of the summons and complaint by 
 certified mail to the last known address of the landlord.  

    HIST: 1998 c 253 s 56