| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to housing; providing rights to tenants when a landlord has received funding |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 to assist with renovations of a residential rental unit; proposing coding for new |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 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.267] HOMEOWNER RENOVATION ASSISTANCE; |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7NONRENEWAL PROHIBITED. |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8 (a) A landlord who receives federal, state, or local government assistance, including |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9assistance that is awarded through a housing redevelopment authority or nonprofit, to |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10renovate a rental unit to accommodate the health, safety, or disability of a tenant, must allow |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11the tenant to continue to reside in the unit. A nonrenewal of lease provided to a tenant in |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12violation of this section is void and a landlord is liable for any costs incurred by a tenant |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13when a landlord has violated this section, including attorney fees and costs. |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14 (b) Nothing in this section prevents a landlord from pursuing an eviction action that is |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15otherwise allowed under this chapter. |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16 (c) A rental increase that the court finds to be unreasonable or disproportionate may be |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17considered a constructive nonrenewal and is a violation of this section. |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 19 | 19 | | 25-03952 as introduced02/14/25 REVISOR JSK/NS |
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| 20 | 20 | | SENATE |
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| 21 | 21 | | STATE OF MINNESOTA |
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| 22 | 22 | | S.F. No. 2635NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 23 | 23 | | (SENATE AUTHORS: XIONG) |
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| 24 | 24 | | OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE |
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| 25 | 25 | | Introduction and first reading03/17/2025 |
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| 26 | 26 | | Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety |
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