Last updated on June 1, 2022.
Beginning on June 1, 2022, all tenant protections from Minnesota’s COVID-19 related eviction moratorium phaseout law expire. Most importantly, this means that evictions can proceed for non-payment of rent even if a tenant has a pending rental assistance application. All other legal forms of eviction and landlord-initiated lease termination/non-renewal are also allowed, depending on the specific circumstances.
If you are a renter in Minnesota and you have a question about your specific housing situation, please contact our free tenant hotline for legal advice: 612-728-5767 or use our free email an attorney service.
Additional tenant rights information related to notice prior to an eviction
Do tenants get a notice before an eviction is filed?
There is no longer a state law requiring a notice before an eviction can be filed. However, there is a federal law requiring a 30-day notice for some properties, and some cities have enacted their own notice requirements. These requirements are currently in effect:
- Brooklyn Center, effective April 4, 2022 (30 day notice prior to eviction for nonpayment of rent or material breach of lease)
- St. Louis Park (7 day notice prior to eviction for nonpayment of rent): St. Louis Park City Code, Chapter 8, Article II, Division 3, Subdivision VIII, Section 8-335. Notice required prior to initiating eviction proceedings (see beginning on page 44 of the PDF)
- Minneapolis (14 day notice prior to eviction for nonpayment of rent): Minneapolis Code of Ordinance, Chapter 12, Article XVI, Section 244.2060. – Notice required prior to initiating eviction proceedings.
- A federal rule found in the CARES Act still requires at least a 30-day notice to vacate prior to filing an eviction for nonpayment of rent if the building is “covered” by the CARES Act. Buildings that are covered by the CARES Act include: most rental units with any kind of federal subsidy—officially defined in the Violence Against Women Act (see §12491 (a) (3) for a list of programs covered), or under the rural housing voucher program under Section 542 of the Housing Act of 1949—or any buildings with a federally backed mortgage loan.
Resources for CARES Act (note, neither of these are comprehensive—they may not include properties with less than 5 units that are federally backed):
NLIHC search tool
ProPublica CARES Act address search