Minnesota Statewide Rule

Minnesota Rent Increase Notice Requirements (Minn. Stat. Sec. 504B.135, .147)

Few RestrictionsApplies statewide across Minnesota (2026)

Key Facts

Statewide rent control: None
Practical notice (monthly rent): One rental interval (Sec. 504B.135)
2023 floor: No shorter than tenant's notice-to-quit period (Sec. 504B.147)
Increase cap: No statewide cap; local rules may apply

Last verified: August 20, 2026

Summary

Minnesota has no rent control statute and no dollar cap on rent increases. A rent change on a month-to-month tenancy takes effect at a new term, so notice follows the termination rule in Sec. 504B.135. A 2023 protection, Sec. 504B.147, bars a rent-increase notice shorter than the period the lease gives the tenant to quit.

504B.147 TIME PERIOD FOR NOTICE TO QUIT OR RENT INCREASE. § Subdivision 1. Application. This section applies to a residential lease that provides a time period for the landlord to give notice to quit the premises or notice of a rent increase that is different than the time period the tenant is required to give for notice of intention to quit the premises. For purposes of this section, "notice to quit" includes a notice of nonrenewal of a lease. § Subd. 2. Tenant option to choose notice period. The tenant may give notice of an intention to quit the premises using either: (1) the time period provided in the lease for the tenant to give a notice of intention to quit the premises; or (2) the time period provided in the lease for the landlord to give a notice to quit the premises or notice of a rent increase. § Subd. 3. Landlord notice requirements. The landlord may not give a notice to quit the premises or notice of a rent increase that is shorter than the time period the lease provides for the tenant to give notice of an intention to quit the premises. § Subd. 4. No waiver. The requirements of this section may not be waived or modified by the parties to a residential lease. Any provision, whether oral or written, of a lease or other agreement by which any provision of this section is waived by a tenant is contrary to public policy and void.

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Full Breakdown

Minnesota does not set a statewide rent-increase cap or a single fixed notice number. Because a rent change on a tenancy at will applies to a new rental period, landlords use the termination notice in Minn. Stat. Sec. 504B.135: notice 'at least as long as the interval between the time rent is due or three months, whichever is less' (one month for monthly rent). Sec. 504B.147, added in 2023, provides that where a lease sets a time for the tenant to give notice to quit, 'the landlord may not give a notice to quit the premises or notice of a rent increase that is shorter than the time period the lease provides for the tenant to give notice.' Some cities such as St. Paul impose local rent-stabilization rules.

Violations & Penalties

No specific statutory penalty for the increase itself. An increase imposed mid-fixed-term without lease authority, or with shorter notice than Sec. 504B.135 or Sec. 504B.147 require, is unenforceable; local rent-stabilization ordinances may add penalties.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much notice must a Minnesota landlord give to raise rent?

There is no single rent-increase statute. For a month-to-month tenancy the notice follows Sec. 504B.135 (the rent interval or three months, whichever is less, so one month for monthly rent), and under the 2023 Sec. 504B.147 it can be no shorter than the period the lease gives the tenant to give notice to quit.

Is there a cap on rent increases in Minnesota?

No statewide cap exists. Minnesota has no rent control, though cities like St. Paul have adopted local rent-stabilization ordinances that may limit increases.

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