2026 Minnesota Statutes

245D.097 HOUSING ACCOUNTS REQUIRED.

Subdivision 1.Housing accounts required.

If payment passes between the license holder or any controlling individual of a licensed program and a service recipient or an entity acting on the service recipient's behalf for the purpose of obtaining or maintaining a living unit in a multifamily housing building where the license holder delivers home and community-based services licensed under this chapter and owns, leases, or has a direct or indirect financial relationship with the property owner, the license holder must for each service recipient:

(1) keep accurate accounts of all money the license holder receives from the service recipient or an entity acting on the service recipient's behalf;

(2) deposit all money received in a specific service recipient account or subaccount dedicated to receiving and paying each service recipient's housing costs directly to the property owner, even if the property owner is the license holder;

(3) provide monthly and upon demand to the service recipient, or the entity acting on the service recipient's behalf, and the service recipient's case manager a statement of the amount of all money received from the service recipient or entity acting on the service recipient's behalf, all money deposited in the service recipient's account, and all withdrawals made from the service recipient's account; and

(4) provide upon demand the same information described in clause (3) to the commissioner.

Subd. 2.Use of money in the service recipient's account.

The money in the service recipient's account must be used exclusively for expenses associated with the service recipient obtaining or maintaining a living unit in a multifamily housing building.

Subd. 3.Application.

This section continues to apply when a service recipient chooses to not receive services from the license holder but continues to make payments to the license holder for the purposes of obtaining or maintaining a living unit.

Subd. 4.Other laws.

The license holder must comply with the requirements of section 245A.04, subdivision 13.

History:

2026 c 95 art 8 s 1