504B.001 DEFINITIONS.
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Subdivision 1.Applicability.
For the purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them.
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Subd. 2.Controlled substance.
"Controlled substance" means a drug, substance, or immediate precursor in Schedules I through V of section 152.02. The term does not include distilled spirits, wine, malt beverages, intoxicating liquors, or tobacco.
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Subd. 3.Distress for rent.
"Distress for rent" means the act of a landlord seizing personal property of the tenant or other person to enforce payment of rent.
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Subd. 4.Evict or eviction.
"Evict" or "eviction" means a summary court proceeding to remove a tenant or occupant from or otherwise recover possession of real property by the process of law set out in this chapter.
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Subd. 5.Housing-related neighborhood organization.
"Housing-related neighborhood organization" means a nonprofit corporation incorporated under chapter 317A that:
(1) designates in its articles of incorporation or bylaws a specific geographic community to which its activities are limited; and
(2) is formed for the purposes of promoting community safety, crime prevention, and housing quality in a nondiscriminatory manner.
For purposes of this chapter, an action taken by a neighborhood organization with the written permission of a residential tenant means, with respect to a building with multiple dwelling units, an action taken by the neighborhood organization with the written permission of the residential tenants of a majority of the occupied units.
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Subd. 6.Inspector.