2024 Eviction Law Updates
The Minnesota legislature passed new renter protections that took effect on January 1, 2024, that landlords must follow to evict tenants. As of April 2024, landlords must: Give renters 14 days’ notice before filing an eviction; include all required fees in the advertised rent; ensure units maintain a temperature of at least 68 degrees during the winter; and provide tenants 24 hours’ notice before entering a unit. All evictions will be removed from a tenant’s record after three years. Evictions can be expunged sooner if the renter and landlord agree to it as part of a settlement; for example, in... Read More
Expungement of Eviction Records
In Housing & Redevelopment Authority of Duluth, MN v. Young, the Minnesota Court of Appeals held that district courts have the inherent authority to expunge judicially held eviction records. Young was evicted from an apartment. After his eviction, he became homeless and claimed resulting harm to his mental and physical health. Moreover, while housed, he had received care from a personal-care assistant, which he could no longer have without a home. Instead of seeking expungement of his record under various statutory criteria, he sought expungement under the court’s inherent authority. In holding that the district court had inherent expungement authority,... Read More
Evictions: Protections Over
On June 29, 2021, the State of Minnesota enacted a law, Minnesota Session Laws 2021, 1st Special Session, Chapter 8 H.F. No.4, Article V, which phased out the COVID-19 based moratorium that suspended evictions and landlord-initiated lease terminations since March of 2020. The moratorium has now ended, and landlords can now file evictions for any legal reason. Most common reasons are nonpayment of rent or violation of the lease. Contact Attorney Andrew Moeller, who has won several evictions cases, for a free consultation. Mr. Moeller may be reached at 507-625-2525 or via email.