LANDLORD-TENANT LAW
Prepared by:
Ron Elwood, Supervising Attorney
Legal Services Advocacy Project
651-842-6909
relwood@mnlsap.org

I. APPLICABILITY OF RENTER FORECLOSURE PROTECTIONS
Regular Session, Chapter 58 (SF 1162)
Amends Minn. Stat. § 504B.285, subd. 1a
Effective August 1, 2011

Clarifies that the protections under the Federal Renter Protection Act - which in 2010 were codified and merged with protections under Minnesota law - apply only to residential real property.

II. RENTERS' CREDIT
First Special Session, Chapter 7, Article 6, Section 8 (HF 20)
Amends Minn. Stat. §§ 290A.03, subds. 11 and 13
Effective for claims based on rent paid in 2011 and following years

Reduces an individual recipient's credit in 2012 by an average of about $80 (or approximately 13%) by reducing the portion of property tax attributed to rent from 19% to 17%. (Note: Because the formula for the credit is based on income and on the property taxes paid by the landlord, the amount of the credit individual renters receive varies.)