Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Minnesota House Bill HF997 Compare Versions

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1	1	1.1 A bill for an act
2	2	1.2 relating to civil law; requiring landlords to provide just cause for terminating
3	3	1.3 tenancy; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 504B.
4	4	1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
5	5	1.5 Section 1. [504B.277] TERMINATING THE TENANCY; JUST CAUSE REQUIRED.
6	6	1.6 Subdivision 1.Just cause required.A landlord must not issue a notice terminating a
7	7	1.7tenancy or refuse to renew a lease unless the landlord establishes one or more of the grounds
8	8	1.8for termination described in subdivisions 2 to 10. The landlord must provide the tenant with
9	9	1.9sufficient written notice consistent with the lease requirements but not less than a full rental
10	10	1.10period or in compliance with section 504B.135, describing the reason for terminating the
11	11	1.11tenancy.
12	12	1.12 Subd. 2.Nonpayment of rent.The tenant fails to cure the deficiency after receiving a
13	13	1.13nonpayment notice from the landlord, and the landlord does not pursue a valid nonpayment
14	14	1.14eviction action under section 504B.291, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), but decides to terminate
15	15	1.15the tenancy at the end of the lease.
16	16	1.16 Subd. 3.Repeated late payment of rent.The tenant repeatedly makes late payments
17	17	1.17of rent, at least five times in a 12-month period. The landlord must provide the tenant with
18	18	1.18notice following a late payment that a subsequent late payment may be grounds for
19	19	1.19termination of the tenancy.
20	20	1.20 Subd. 4.Material breach.After receiving a written notice from the landlord, the tenant
21	21	1.21fails to stop the action that is a material breach of the lease or fails to take action that would
22	22	1.22cure the deficiency.
23	23	1Section 1.
24	24	REVISOR MS/ES 25-0238102/10/25
25	25	State of Minnesota
26	26	This Document can be made available
27	27	in alternative formats upon request
28	28	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
29	29	H. F. No. 997
30	30	NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
31	31	Authored by Agbaje and Kozlowski02/17/2025
32	32	The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Housing Finance and Policy 2.1 Subd. 5.Refusal to renew.The tenant refuses to renew or extend the lease after the
33	33	2.2landlord requests in writing that the tenant renew or extend the lease.
34	34	2.3 Subd. 6.Occupancy by landlord or family member.The landlord, in good faith, seeks
35	35	2.4to recover possession of the rental unit so that the landlord or a family member may occupy
36	36	2.5the unit as the landlord's or the family member's principal residence.
37	37	2.6 Subd. 7.Withdrawal from market; building demolishment and dwelling unit
38	38	2.7conversion.(a) The landlord seeks to withdraw the rental property from the residential
39	39	2.8rental market for the following reasons:
40	40	2.9 (1) to demolish the property; convert the property into a cooperative, provided the
41	41	2.10landlord complies with the provisions of chapter 515B; or convert the property into a
42	42	2.11nonresidential use, provided the landlord obtains the necessary permits before terminating
43	43	2.12the tenancy;
44	44	2.13 (2) to, in good faith, recover the unit to sell it in accordance with a condominium
45	45	2.14conversion, provided the landlord complies with the provisions of chapter 515B; or
46	46	2.15 (3) to convert the unit into a subsidized unit under a local, state, or federal housing
47	47	2.16program and the tenant does not qualify to rent the unit under that program.
48	48	2.17 (b) A landlord who wishes to withdraw a rental property must:
49	49	2.18 (1) file a notice of intent to withdraw with the commissioner of the Minnesota Housing
50	50	2.19Finance Agency;
51	51	2.20 (2) provide tenants with 180-day notice prior to the termination of the tenancy; and
52	52	2.21 (3) provide one month's rent as a relocation fee to the tenant 30 days prior to withdrawal.
53	53	2.22 (c) If the landlord offers units for rent in the withdrawn rental property within five years
54	54	2.23following the withdrawal, the commissioner, the attorney general, or a tenant that was
55	55	2.24removed from the rental property may sue for damages and attorney fees on behalf of
56	56	2.25removed residents.
57	57	2.26 Subd. 8.Rehabilitation and renovation.The landlord seeks, in good faith, to recover
58	58	2.27possession of the dwelling unit to complete rehabilitation or renovation work that would
59	59	2.28render the unit uninhabitable for the duration of the rehabilitation or renovation.
60	60	2.29 Subd. 9.Complying with government order to vacate.The landlord is complying
61	61	2.30with a government agency's order to vacate, order to abate, or any other order that necessitates
62	62	2.31vacating the dwelling unit.
63	63	2Section 1.
64	64	REVISOR MS/ES 25-0238102/10/25 3.1 Subd. 10.Occupancy conditioned on employment.The tenant's occupancy in the
65	65	3.2dwelling unit is conditioned upon employment on the rental property and the employment
66	66	3.3relationship is terminated.
67	67	3.4 Subd. 11.Lease amendments.Nothing in this section alters the landlord and tenant's
68	68	3.5ability to amend the terms of a lease as otherwise allowed by law.
69	69	3Section 1.
70	70	REVISOR MS/ES 25-0238102/10/25