MN landlord resources
Minnesota landlord law references
Deposit rules, notices, licensing and disclosures listed in the supplied Minnesota dataset.
Dataset review pending. These supplied references have not been independently verified. Educational information only, not legal, tax or financial advice.
Minnesota: Security deposits
No statutory cap on the deposit amount (Minn. Stat. 504B.178).
Deposit must bear simple noncompounded interest at 1% per annum (Minn. Stat. 504B.178, subd. 2).
The uploaded dataset lists a deposit-return period of 21 days. Review the cited rule for the applicable conditions and timing.
Minnesota: Notices and tenancy endings
14-day written notice before filing an eviction for nonpayment; tenant may cure by paying in full within 14 days (Minn. Stat. 504B.321, subd. 1a; eff. Jan 1 2024).
Termination of a tenancy at will: notice at least as long as the rent interval or three months, whichever is less (Minn. Stat. 504B.135) , no single fixed day count.
Court listed in the supplied dataset: District Court (Housing Court division in Hennepin and Ramsey Counties).
Minnesota: Rent regulation
No statewide rent control; Minn. Stat. 471.9996 bars local rent control unless approved by voters (some cities, e.g., St. Paul, enacted it that way).
Minnesota: Licensing and registration
No statewide residential rental license; many Minnesota cities require a local rental license.
Minnesota: Lease disclosures and receipts
Lead paint (federal, pre-1978)
Landlord must inform tenants the AG's landlord-tenant handbook is available (Minn. Stat. 504B.181, subd. 2(b))
Written receipt required for any rent/payment made in cash , immediately if in person, within three business days otherwise (Minn. Stat. 504B.118).
Sources supplied for Minnesota
Dates below are verification dates claimed in the uploaded dataset, not a new review by Calvin's team.
- Minn. Stat. 504B.178 (1% interest; 21-day return; no cap)
Dataset verification date: 2026-11-06
- Minn. Stat. 504B.321 (14-day nonpayment notice)
Dataset verification date: 2026-11-06
- Minn. Stat. 504B.135 (termination of tenancy at will)
Dataset verification date: 2026-11-06
- Minn. Stat. 471.9996 (rent control preemption)
Dataset verification date: 2026-11-06
- Minn. Stat. 504B.118 (cash rent receipt)
Dataset verification date: 2026-11-06
Offices listed in the dataset
- Minnesota Attorney General - Landlords and Tenantsstate attorney general
- Minnesota Judicial Branchstate court system
- Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutesstate legislature