3 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Wright County, Minnesota.
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Minnesota neither bans local rent control nor allows it freely. Under MN Stat. §471.9996 a city, county, or town may cap rents only if voters approve it at a general election. No Wright County city has, so rents stay 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 Wright County city adds one. But Chapter 504B gives tenants real teeth: written notice, a court eviction before removal, and return of the 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 Wright County, not a county one. Monticello licenses every rental annually and inspects on a two-year cycle; Albertville requires a license before renting. Landlords register with their city, and the license rests on state habitability standards under Chapter 504B.
1 cities in Wright County have their own rental property rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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