| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to housing; providing additional accommodations to children with autism |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 in rental properties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 504B. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Section 1. [504B.213] CHILDREN WITH AUTISM; PROTECTION IN RENTAL |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7PROPERTY. |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8 (a) A tenant who has a child with autism living with the tenant may request a reasonable |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9accommodation to protect the child from harm when the tenant identifies a lake, river, |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10stream, other body of water, or other attractive nuisance, that is accessible and in close |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11proximity to the landlord's property. Upon such request, a landlord must make reasonable |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12modifications to policies, practices, or procedures for the rental property, or make reasonable |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13modifications to the property or facilities on the property, unless the modifications would |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14fundamentally alter the nature of the facilities or other structural aspects of the property. |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15 (b) A landlord may require documentation from a tenant that the child is autistic unless |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16the child's condition is readily apparent or already known to the landlord. |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17 (c) A landlord who receives or accommodates a request for a reasonable accommodation |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18under this section may not retaliate in any way against the tenant. |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 20 | 20 | | 25-03896 as introduced02/13/25 REVISOR JSK/HL |
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| 21 | 21 | | SENATE |
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| 22 | 22 | | STATE OF MINNESOTA |
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| 23 | 23 | | S.F. No. 2287NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 24 | 24 | | (SENATE AUTHORS: MOHAMED) |
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| 25 | 25 | | OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE |
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| 26 | 26 | | Introduction and first reading03/10/2025 |
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| 27 | 27 | | Referred to Housing and Homelessness Prevention |
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