Minneapolis Ordinance 244 restricts landlords from non-renewing or terminating tenancies without one of the just-cause reasons enumerated in city code, eliminating arbitrary no-fault eviction at lease end.
Minneapolis just-cause ordinance, part of the Tenant Protection package codified in Ordinance 244, requires landlords to state a specific cause when refusing to renew a lease or terminating a month-to-month tenancy. Allowed grounds include nonpayment, material lease breach, owner move-in, substantial rehabilitation, condominium conversion, or property withdrawal from rental. Owner move-in and substantial rehab require relocation assistance equal to three months rent. Pretextual just-cause claims followed by re-renting violate the ordinance and create rebuttable presumption of bad faith. The ordinance covers most rental units; some owner-occupied small properties exempt.
Non-renewing without stated just-cause, listing pretextual cause, or skipping required relocation assistance triggers civil penalties, tenant restoration claims, and Civil Rights Department enforcement.
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