Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Minnesota House Bill HF1648 Compare Versions

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1	1	1.1 A bill for an act
2	2	1.2 relating to landlord and tenant; modifying requirements for a written lease; requiring
3	3	1.3 disclosure of additional landlord contact information; prohibiting landlords from
4	4	1.4 listing the name of a minor child of a tenant in a lease or eviction complaint;
5	5	1.5 establishing a right of a prospective tenant to view the rental unit; establishing
6	6	1.6 additional tenant remedies and penalties against landlords; amending Minnesota
7	7	1.7 Statutes 2024, sections 504B.111; 504B.181, subdivision 1; proposing coding for
8	8	1.8 new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 504B.
9	9	1.9BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
10	10	1.10 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 504B.111, is amended to read:
11	11	1.11 504B.111 WRITTEN LEASE REQUIRED; PENALTY.
12	12	1.12 (a) A landlord must include in any written lease all the terms of the tenancy. A landlord
13	13	1.13may not unilaterally amend or change a written lease. The written lease must identify the
14	14	1.14specific unit the residential tenant will occupy before the residential tenant signs the lease.
15	15	1.15Notwithstanding any other state law or city ordinance to the contrary, a landlord may ask
16	16	1.16for the tenant's full name and date of birth on the lease and application. A landlord and
17	17	1.17tenant may agree to amend a lease only if the amendment is supported by adequate
18	18	1.18consideration and the consideration is specifically set forth in a conspicuous writing. A
19	19	1.19landlord may offer a new lease to be effective after expiration of the current lease with terms
20	20	1.20different from the current lease.
21	21	1.21 (b) A landlord of a residential building with 12 or more residential units must have a
22	22	1.22written lease for each unit rented to a residential tenant. The written lease must identify the
23	23	1.23specific unit the residential tenant will occupy before the residential tenant signs the lease.
24	24	1.24Notwithstanding any other state law or city ordinance to the contrary, a landlord may ask
25	25	1Section 1.
26	26	REVISOR JSK/DG 25-0262502/03/25
27	27	State of Minnesota
28	28	This Document can be made available
29	29	in alternative formats upon request
30	30	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
31	31	H. F. No. 1648
32	32	NINETY-FOURTH SESSION 2.1for the tenant's full name and date of birth on the lease and application. A landlord who fails
33	33	2.2to provide a lease, as required under this section, is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.
34	34	2.3 (c) The tenant shall recover from the landlord treble actual and consequential damages
35	35	2.4or $500, whichever is greater, and reasonable attorney fees, for a violation of this section.
36	36	2.5 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to leases
37	37	2.6entered into, renewed, or extended on or after that date. For the purposes of this section,
38	38	2.7estates at will shall be deemed to be renewed or extended at the commencement of each
39	39	2.8rental period.
40	40	2.9 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 504B.181, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
41	41	2.10 Subdivision 1.Disclosure to tenant.(a) There shall be disclosed to the residential tenant
42	42	2.11either in the rental agreement or otherwise in writing prior to commencement of the tenancy
43	43	2.12the name and, occupied street address within 50 miles of the dwelling, phone number, and
44	44	2.13email address of:
45	45	2.14 (1) the owner of the premises;
46	46	2.15 (1) (2) the person authorized to manage the premises; and
47	47	2.16 (2) (3) the landlord of the premises or and an agent authorized by the landlord to accept
48	48	2.17service of process and receive and give receipt for notices and demands.
49	49	2.18 (b) An occupied street address does not include post office boxes and commercial mail
50	50	2.19boxes. The phone number and email address shall be normally answerable 24 hours a day,
51	51	2.20seven days a week, not subject to normal business hours. The persons designated shall
52	52	2.21respond to inquiries from tenants within a reasonable period of time.
53	53	2.22 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to leases
54	54	2.23entered into, renewed, or extended on or after that date. For the purposes of this section,
55	55	2.24estates at will shall be deemed to be renewed or extended at the commencement of each
56	56	2.25rental period.
57	57	2.26 Sec. 3. [504B.2136] LISTING OF MINORS AS LEASE PARTIES OR DEFENDANTS
58	58	2.27PROHIBITED.
59	59	2.28 (a) A residential lease shall not list a minor child of a residential tenant as a tenant. If a
60	60	2.29minor is the only person renting the unit from the landlord, the lease may list the minor as
61	61	2.30a tenant.
62	62	2Sec. 3.
63	63	REVISOR JSK/DG 25-0262502/03/25 3.1 (b) A residential landlord shall not list a minor child of a residential tenant as a defendant
64	64	3.2in an eviction action complaint against the residential tenant. If a minor is the only person
65	65	3.3renting the unit from the landlord, the landlord may list the minor as a defendant in an
66	66	3.4eviction action complaint against the minor.
67	67	3.5 (c) The requirements of this section may not be waived or modified by the parties to a
68	68	3.6residential lease. Any provision, whether oral or written, of a lease or other agreement by
69	69	3.7which any provision of this section is waived by a tenant is contrary to public policy and
70	70	3.8void. The tenant shall recover from the landlord treble actual and consequential damages
71	71	3.9or $1,000, whichever is greater, and reasonable attorney fees, for a violation of this section.
72	72	3.10 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to leases
73	73	3.11entered into, renewed, or extended on or after that date. For the purposes of this section,
74	74	3.12estates at will shall be deemed to be renewed or extended at the commencement of each
75	75	3.13rental period.
76	76	3.14 Sec. 4. [504B.2143] PROSPECTIVE TENANT RIGHT TO VIEW DWELLING.
77	77	3.15 The landlord must notify a prospective tenant of their option to view the dwelling that
78	78	3.16the landlord intends to rent to the tenant. At the request of the prospective tenant, the landlord
79	79	3.17shall allow the prospective tenant to visit the dwelling before leasing the dwelling to the
80	80	3.18prospective tenant. If the prospective tenant cannot visit the dwelling in person, at the request
81	81	3.19of the prospective tenant, the landlord shall allow the prospective tenant to remotely and
82	82	3.20electronically view the dwelling before leasing the dwelling to the prospective tenant. Any
83	83	3.21agreement by which any provision of this section is waived by a tenant is contrary to public
84	84	3.22policy and void. The tenant shall recover from the landlord treble actual and consequential
85	85	3.23damages or $1,000, whichever is greater, and reasonable attorney fees, for a violation of
86	86	3.24this section.
87	87	3Sec. 4.
88	88	REVISOR JSK/DG 25-0262502/03/25