2026 Minnesota Statutes
504B.213 MINORS AS DEFENDANTS PROHIBITED.
(a) A residential landlord shall not list the minor child of a residential tenant as a defendant in an eviction action complaint against a residential tenant. If a minor is the only person renting the unit from the landlord, the landlord may list the minor as a defendant in an eviction action complaint against the minor.
(b) The requirements of this section may not be waived or modified by the parties to a residential lease. Any provision, whether oral or written, of a lease or other agreement by which any provision of this section is waived by a tenant is contrary to public policy and void.
(c) The tenant shall recover from the landlord actual damages or $300, whichever is greater, for a violation of this section.
History:
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes