Rental Property Rules in Minnesota (2026)

Minnesota has no statewide rent cap and generally bars local rent control under Minn. Stat. § 471.9996, but it carves…

Saint Paul caps annual rent increases at 3% of the existing monthly rent for most residential rental units under…

Minnesota Statute 471.9996 allows rent control only if approved by city or county voters at general election. Saint…

MN Stat 471.9996 preempts local rent control absent voter approval. Minneapolis voters approved a 2021 charter…

Minnesota neither bans local rent control outright nor allows it freely. Under MN Stat. §471.9996 a city, county, or…

Minnesota neither bans local rent control nor allows it freely. Under MN Stat. §471.9996 a city, county, or town may…

Eden Prairie does not ban no-cause evictions outright, but City Code Section 13.05, Subdivision 4.A forces new owners…

Minneapolis requires 'cause' before a new owner can end an affordable-housing tenant's lease during the three-month…

Minnesota has no statewide just-cause eviction law, and no Scott County city adds one. But Chapter 504B gives tenants…

Minnesota has no statewide just-cause eviction law, and no Wright County city adds one. But Chapter 504B gives tenants…

Saint Paul does not require landlords to have just cause to end a tenancy. Legislative Code § 193A.05(b) states nothing…

In the City of Apple Valley, Minnesota, every residential rental property must be registered with the city by the owner…

In the City of Coon Rapids, no person may operate a rental dwelling or unit without a license for each building under…

Minneapolis owners must hold a valid rental dwelling license, administrative registration, or short-term rental…

In the City of Minnetonka, Minnesota, the owner or rental manager must register each residential rental property with…

Every dwelling, apartment or rooming unit rented out in Rochester needs a registration certificate before an owner may…

No one may let a residential building as a rental in Woodbury without a city license under City Code section 6-208…

In the City of Blaine, no one may occupy or let out a unit in a rental dwelling unless the city has granted a license…

Every rental dwelling in Brooklyn Park, from a single general housing unit to a full apartment complex, must be…

In the City of Duluth, no owner may let any portion of a rental unit to a tenant unless it holds a rental license under…

Every owner who lets a dwelling in Eagan must register it with the city by completing a rental dwelling license…

In the City of Eden Prairie, no one may operate a short-term or long-term rental dwelling without first obtaining a…

City Code § 9-9-5 makes it unlawful to rent any dwelling unit in Lakeville without first registering it with the city…

Maple Grove requires every landlord to hold a rental license before renting out a dwelling, with licenses issued for…

In the City of Plymouth, no one may operate a rental dwelling without first obtaining a rental license under City Code…

The moment a Saint Paul owner-occupied home turns into a rental, Section 40.01(b) starts a 30-day clock: the owner must…

Minnesota sets no statutory cap on residential security deposits under Minn. Stat. § 504B.178. The landlord must return…

Minnesota Statute 504B.178 caps security deposits at no specific amount but requires landlords return deposits within…

Minnesota Statute Section 504B.178 caps rental security deposits and mandates return within 21 days after lease end…

Minnesota Statutes Chapter 504B controls security deposits for Saint Paul rentals, requiring interest at 1% per year…

Saint Paul tenants are protected from landlord harassment by Minnesota Statutes Chapter 504B, the Minnesota Human…

Minnesota has no rent control statute and no dollar cap on rent increases. A rent change on a month-to-month tenancy…

When a Brooklyn Park rental building of three or more units changes ownership, § 117.486 gives tenants a three-month…

When a NOAH project or affordable rental project changes hands in Eden Prairie, the new owner cannot stay quiet about a…

When a Saint Paul landlord wins city approval to raise rent above the 3% cap, § 193A.07(c)(4)-(5) requires the…

Under Minn. Stat. Sec. 504B.211 a landlord must give reasonable notice of not less than 24 hours before entering a…

Minn. Stat. Sec. 504B.161 imposes non-waivable covenants that the premises are fit for the intended use, kept in…

In the City of Apple Valley, Minnesota, Chapter 122 requires every residential rental property to be registered with…

In the City of Coon Rapids, section 12-313 lets the Compliance Official declare a building unfit for human habitation…

City Code Section 9.11 sets minimum habitability standards for every rental building in the City of Eden Prairie…

In the City of Blaine, every dwelling unit must have a properly connected kitchen sink, tight-fitting windows and…

Landlords in the City of Brooklyn Park must supply heat to keep every habitable room, bathroom and toilet room at 68°F…

In the City of Duluth, the Housing and Property Maintenance Code adopts the 2012 International Property Maintenance…

Eagan requires every licensed rental dwelling to comply with the City Code chapters covering building and fire codes…

Lakeville adopted the 2006 International Property Maintenance Code by City Code § 9-8-3, and its own amendments force…

Minneapolis landlords must maintain habitable rooms at 68F from October through April (65F in the May and September…

In the City of Minnetonka, Minnesota, the housing code is the 2015 International Property Maintenance Code, including…

In the City of Plymouth, landlords must supply heat maintaining at least 68 degrees F in every habitable room, bathroom…

Rochester landlords who rent, lease or let a dwelling unit or sleeping unit must supply heat once the outside…

Chapter 34 sets the baseline every Saint Paul rental and owner-occupied dwelling must meet: heat to at least 68°F even…

Stearns County Ordinance 272 sets minimum habitability standards for every rental dwelling unit in the unincorporated…

Woodbury's Housing and Property Maintenance Code sets specific habitability rules for rentals: heat must run September…

Minn. Stat. Sec. 504B.177 caps late fees on residential rent at 8% of the overdue rent payment and allows a late fee…

Under Minn. Stat. Sec. 504B.135, either party may end a tenancy at will with written notice at least as long as the…

Since a 2023 amendment, Minn. Stat. Sec. 504B.321, subd. 1a requires a landlord to give a tenant 14 days' written…

Minn. Stat. Sec. 541.02 sets a 15-year limitations period to recover real estate, the basis for adverse possession. For…