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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Ellis v. Doe, 915 N.W.2d 24 (2018)

Citation
Ellis v. Doe, 915 N.W.2d 24 (2018)
Parent Document
Ellis v. Doe, 915 N.W.2d 24 (2018)
Jurisdiction
Minnesota (state)
Effective Date
2018-05-07

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The resolution of this issue requires us to interpret section 504B.385 governing a rent-escrow action brought by a tenant in relation to a tenant's assertion of a habitability defense to a landlord's eviction action. "The interpretation of a statute is a question of law we review de novo." Cocchiarella v. Driggs , 884 N.W.2d 621, 624 (Minn. 2016). We interpret a statute's text according to its plain language if its meaning is unambiguous. Brua v. Minn. Joint Underwriting Ass'n , 778 N.W.2d 294, 300 (Minn. 2010). Additionally, "[w]hen the material facts are not in dispute, we review the lower court's application of the law de novo." In re Collier , 726 N.W.2d 799, 803 (Minn. 2007).