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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Section 504B

Citation
Section 504B
Parent Document
Cent. Hous. Assocs., LP v. Olson, 929 N.W.2d 398 (2019)
Jurisdiction
Minnesota (state)
Effective Date
2019-06-12

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Finally, our recognition of a common-law retaliation defense furthers justice. A lease is not a one-way street that entitles only the landlord to the aid of the law. The tenant, too, is entitled to rely on the lease, residential covenants, city codes, and state laws. A tenant's good-faith complaint that the landlord has materially violated the law or lease should not lead to homelessness for the tenant and the tenant's family.