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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

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First, we presume that "the Legislature does not intend to abrogate the common law unless it does so 'by express wording or necessary implication.' " Siewert v. N. States Power Co. , 793 N.W.2d 272, 281 (Minn. 2011) (quoting Wirig v. Kinney Shoe Corp. , 461 N.W.2d 374, 377-78 (Minn. 1990) ). Nothing in the plain language of the rent-escrow statute expressly or by necessary implication prohibits tenants from raising a habitability defense in an eviction proceeding. In fact, the statute does the opposite.