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Permanent Injunction By Tenant Against Landlord In Minnesota
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Your landlord may not end your lease, raise your rent, or cut your services without proper written notice. Your landlord may not evict you or retaliate against you (get back at you) for complaining or standing up for your rights as a tenant. In Minneapolis and many other cities, a landlord has to have a rental license.
Minnesota law says that a landlord or caretaker can only enter your apartment for a business reason or an emergency. If it is for a business reason, the landlord has to tell you ahead of time. A landlord can't make you sign anything giving up your right to know ahead of time if they want to enter your apartment.
Unlawful exclusion or removal. (a) This section applies to actual or constructive removal or exclusion of a residential tenant which may include the termination of utilities or the removal of doors, windows, or locks.
In general, an eviction from start to finish takes fewer than 30 days in Minnesota, but some cases do take longer. This does not mean that if you are a landlord and you retain an attorney to evict a tenant that they will be out in less than 30 days.
I would recommend contacting a local attorney, a firm like mine that can deal with contracts and landlords, explain your situation. They should be able to get a copy of the lease, read the provisions of the lease, and then advise you or your landlord of your rights under the agreement. I hope that helps.
Except as provided in subdivision 4, a landlord may enter the premises rented by a residential tenant only for a reasonable business purpose and after making a good faith effort to give the residential tenant reasonable notice under the circumstances of not less than 24 hours in advance of the intent to enter.
While it's certainly possible that a landlord might take retaliatory action during a claim, the good news for tenants is that both state and federal laws make retaliatory conduct, including evictions, illegal.
Except as provided in subdivision 4, a landlord may enter the premises rented by a residential tenant only for a reasonable business purpose and after making a good faith effort to give the residential tenant reasonable notice under the circumstances of not less than 24 hours in advance of the intent to enter.
The 2024 Tenant's Rights Policy Bill includes provisions to safeguard tenants' right to organize, protect tenant survivors of domestic violence, clarify tenant's rights to emergency services, prohibit rental discrimination based on public assistance, and more.
To end a periodic lease, like a month-to-month lease, either you or your landlord must give proper written notice at least one full rent period before the move-out date.