2006 Minnesota Statutes

504B.401 SUMMONS.
    Subdivision 1. Contents. (a) On receipt of the complaint in section 504B.395, 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 504B.381
and 504B.395 to 504B.471.
(b) The hearing must be scheduled not less than seven nor more than 14 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 not less than seven nor more than 14 days before the hearing. Service shall be
by personal service upon the defendant pursuant to the Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure. If
personal 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.
History: 1999 c 199 art 1 s 60; 2003 c 114 s 1