3 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Scott County, Minnesota.
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Minnesota neither bans local rent control outright nor allows it freely. Under MN Stat. §471.9996 a city, county, or town may control rents only if voters approve the measure at a general election. No Scott County city has done so, so rents here are set at market.
MN Stat. §471.9996, subd. 2
Subdivision 1 does not preclude a statutory or home rule charter city, county, or town from controlling rents on private residential property to the extent that the city, county, or town has the power to adopt an ordinance, charter amendment, or law to control these rents if the ordinance, charter amendment, or law that controls rents is approved in a general election.
Minnesota has no statewide just-cause eviction law, and no Scott County city adds one. But Chapter 504B gives tenants real protection: written notice, a court eviction before removal, and return of the security deposit within 21 days with interest under MN Stat. §504B.178.
MN Stat. §504B.178, subd. 3
and after receipt of the tenant's mailing address or delivery instructions, return the deposit to the tenant, with interest thereon as provided in subdivision 2, or furnish to the tenant a written statement showing the specific reason for the withholding of the deposit or any portion thereof.
Rental licensing is a city job in Scott County, not a county one. Shakopee licenses every non-owner-occupied rental and inspects each unit on a three-year cycle. Savage requires registration at no charge. Landlords register with their city, and the license rests on state habitability standards under Chapter 504B.
1 cities in Scott County have their own rental property rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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