MN landlord resources
Lease preparation education in Minnesota
Review the lease documents and local requirements with a qualified attorney.
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: 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