1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to civil law; requiring landlords to provide just cause for terminating
1.3 tenancy; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 504B.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. [504B.277] TERMINATING THE TENANCY; JUST CAUSE REQUIRED.
1.6 Subdivision 1.Just cause required.A landlord must not issue a notice terminating a
1.7tenancy or refuse to renew a lease unless the landlord establishes one or more of the grounds
1.8for termination described in subdivisions 2 to 10. The landlord must provide the tenant with
1.9sufficient written notice consistent with the lease requirements but not less than a full rental
1.10period or in compliance with section 504B.135, describing the reason for terminating the
1.11tenancy.
1.12 Subd. 2.Nonpayment of rent.The tenant fails to cure the deficiency after receiving a
1.13nonpayment notice from the landlord, and the landlord does not pursue a valid nonpayment
1.14eviction action under section 504B.291, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), but decides to terminate
1.15the tenancy at the end of the lease.
1.16 Subd. 3.Repeated late payment of rent.The tenant repeatedly makes late payments
1.17of rent, at least five times in a 12-month period. The landlord must provide the tenant with
1.18notice following a late payment that a subsequent late payment may be grounds for
1.19termination of the tenancy.
1.20 Subd. 4.Material breach.After receiving a written notice from the landlord, the tenant
1.21fails to stop the action that is a material breach of the lease or fails to take action that would
1.22cure the deficiency.
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Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety 2.1 Subd. 5.Refusal to renew.The tenant refuses to renew or extend the lease after the
2.2landlord requests in writing that the tenant renew or extend the lease.
2.3 Subd. 6.Occupancy by landlord or family member.The landlord, in good faith, seeks
2.4to recover possession of the rental unit so that the landlord or a family member may occupy
2.5the unit as the landlord's or the family member's principal residence.
2.6 Subd. 7.Withdrawal from market; building demolishment and dwelling unit
2.7conversion.(a) The landlord seeks to withdraw the rental property from the residential
2.8rental market for the following reasons:
2.9 (1) to demolish the property; convert the property into a cooperative, provided the
2.10landlord complies with the provisions of chapter 515B; or convert the property into a
2.11nonresidential use, provided the landlord obtains the necessary permits before terminating
2.12the tenancy;
2.13 (2) to, in good faith, recover the unit to sell it in accordance with a condominium
2.14conversion, provided the landlord complies with the provisions of chapter 515B; or
2.15 (3) to convert the unit into a subsidized unit under a local, state, or federal housing
2.16program and the tenant does not qualify to rent the unit under that program.
2.17 (b) A landlord who wishes to withdraw a rental property must:
2.18 (1) file a notice of intent to withdraw with the commissioner of the Minnesota Housing
2.19Finance Agency;
2.20 (2) provide tenants with 180-day notice prior to the termination of the tenancy; and
2.21 (3) provide one month's rent as a relocation fee to the tenant 30 days prior to withdrawal.
2.22 (c) If the landlord offers units for rent in the withdrawn rental property within five years
2.23following the withdrawal, the commissioner, the attorney general, or a tenant that was
2.24removed from the rental property may sue for damages and attorney fees on behalf of
2.25removed residents.
2.26 Subd. 8.Rehabilitation and renovation.The landlord seeks, in good faith, to recover
2.27possession of the dwelling unit to complete rehabilitation or renovation work that would
2.28render the unit uninhabitable for the duration of the rehabilitation or renovation.
2.29 Subd. 9.Complying with government order to vacate.The landlord is complying
2.30with a government agency's order to vacate, order to abate, or any other order that necessitates
2.31vacating the dwelling unit.
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3.2dwelling unit is conditioned upon employment on the rental property and the employment
3.3relationship is terminated.
3.4 Subd. 11.Lease amendments.Nothing in this section alters the landlord and tenant's
3.5ability to amend the terms of a lease as otherwise allowed by law.
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