Ellis v. Doe, 924 N.W.2d 258 (2019)
- Citation
- Ellis v. Doe, 924 N.W.2d 258 (2019)
- Parent Document
- Ellis v. Doe, 924 N.W.2d 258 (2019)
- Jurisdiction
- Minnesota (state)
- Effective Date
- 2019-03-06
- Original Source
- https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/8286581/ellis-v-doe/ ↗
Other Sections in This Document (45)
- Ellis v. Doe, 924 N.W.2d 258 (2019)
- Ellis v. Doe, 924 N.W.2d 258 (2019)
- Ellis v. Doe, 924 N.W.2d 258 (2019)
- Ellis v. Doe, 924 N.W.2d 258 (2019)
- Ellis v. Doe, 924 N.W.2d 258 (2019)
- Ellis v. Doe, 924 N.W.2d 258 (2019)
- Ellis v. Doe, 924 N.W.2d 258 (2019)
- Ellis v. Doe, 924 N.W.2d 258 (2019)
- Ellis v. Doe, 924 N.W.2d 258 (2019)
- Ellis v. Doe, 924 N.W.2d 258 (2019)
- Ellis v. Doe, 924 N.W.2d 258 (2019)
- Ellis v. Doe, 924 N.W.2d 258 (2019)
- Ellis v. Doe, 924 N.W.2d 258 (2019)
- Ellis v. Doe, 924 N.W.2d 258 (2019)
- Ellis v. Doe, 924 N.W.2d 258 (2019)
- Ellis v. Doe, 924 N.W.2d 258 (2019)
- Ellis v. Doe, 924 N.W.2d 258 (2019)
- Ellis v. Doe, 924 N.W.2d 258 (2019)
- Ellis v. Doe, 924 N.W.2d 258 (2019)
- Ellis v. Doe, 924 N.W.2d 258 (2019)
- Ellis v. Doe, 924 N.W.2d 258 (2019)
- Ellis v. Doe, 924 N.W.2d 258 (2019)
- Ellis v. Doe, 924 N.W.2d 258 (2019)
- Ellis v. Doe, 924 N.W.2d 258 (2019)
- Ellis v. Doe, 924 N.W.2d 258 (2019)
- Ellis v. Doe, 924 N.W.2d 258 (2019)
- Ellis v. Doe, 924 N.W.2d 258 (2019)
- Ellis v. Doe, 924 N.W.2d 258 (2019)
- Ellis v. Doe, 924 N.W.2d 258 (2019)
- Ellis v. Doe, 924 N.W.2d 258 (2019)
- Ellis v. Doe, 924 N.W.2d 258 (2019)
- Ellis v. Doe, 924 N.W.2d 258 (2019)
- Ellis v. Doe, 924 N.W.2d 258 (2019)
- Ellis v. Doe, 924 N.W.2d 258 (2019)
- Ellis v. Doe, 924 N.W.2d 258 (2019)
- Ellis v. Doe, 924 N.W.2d 258 (2019)
- Ellis v. Doe, 924 N.W.2d 258 (2019)
- Ellis v. Doe, 924 N.W.2d 258 (2019)
- Ellis v. Doe, 924 N.W.2d 258 (2019)
- Ellis v. Doe, 924 N.W.2d 258 (2019)
- Section 645
- Section 645
- Section 645
- Section 645
- Section 645
Full Text
1,020 charsAbout 15 years after we decided Fritz , the Legislature enacted a statute authorizing a rent-escrow action. Act of June 2, 1989, ch. 328, § 15, 1989 Minn. Laws 2350, 2367-70 (codified as amended at Minn. Stat. § 504B.385 ). Under the statute, a tenant may initiate an action against a landlord to enforce the covenants of habitability. Minn. Stat. § 504B.385, subd. 1(c). A tenant may bring a rent-escrow action "[i]f a violation exists in a residential building" by depositing the rent due to the landlord with the court administrator. Id. , subd. 1(a). For a violation of city codes, the residential tenant may deposit the rent due "along with a copy of the written notice of the code violation[s]." Id. , subd. 1(b). For a violation of the covenants of habitability or a violation of the lease, the tenant must "give written notice to the landlord specifying the violation." Id. , subd. 1(c). If the landlord does not correct the violation within 14 days, the tenant may deposit rent with the court administrator. Id.