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