If a landlord violates this section, the residential tenant is entitled to a penalty which may include a rent reduction up to full rescission of the lease, recovery of any damage deposit less any amount retained under section 504B.178, and up to a $500 civil penalty for each violation and reasonable attorney fees. A residential tenant may follow the procedures in sections 504B.381, 504B.385, and 504B.395 to 504B.471 to enforce the provisions of this section. A violation of this section by the landlord is a violation of section 504B.161.
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Subd. 7.Exemption.
This section does not apply to residential tenants and landlords of manufactured home parks as defined in section 327C.015.
History:
1999 c 199 art 1 s 23; 2020 c 83 art 1 s 84; 2022 c 55 art 2 s 3; 2023 c 52 art 19 s 87,88
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes