Based on the facts of this case, it is not necessary for us to determine whether a "complaint" under section 504B.441 includes only a civil complaint commencing a tenant remedies action, or whether it also includes a complaint to a non-judicial government entity. But, contrary to the majority's conclusion, the remainder of the Tenant Remedies law clearly demonstrates that the Legislature intended the former. As the majority recognizes, where the word "complaint" is used in other sections of the Tenant Remedies law, it clearly refers to the formal commencement of a lawsuit. See Minn. Stat. § 504B.395, subd. 5 (2018) ("The action must be started by service of a complaint and summons."); id. , subd. 6 (2018) (stating that "[t]he complaint must be verified" and must allege material facts showing a violation, among other things); Minn. Stat. § 504B.401, subd. 1 (2018) ("On receipt of the complaint in section 504B.395, the court administrator shall prepare a summons" which shall "specify the time and place of the hearing to be held on the complaint," and which must be served "not less than seven nor more than 14 days after receipt of the complaint by the court administrator."); id. , subd. 2 (2018) (requiring that the summons and complaint be served "not less than seven nor more than 14 days before the hearing" and describing permitted methods of serving the "summons and complaint"); Minn. Stat. § 504B.415(1) (2018) (stating that one legal defense to a "complaint" is that "the violation or violations alleged in the complaint do not exist" or "have been removed or remedied"); Minn. Stat. § 504B.425(a) (2018) (authorizing a court to take certain actions if it *412"finds that the complaint ... has been proved"). We interpret a statute "in light of the surrounding sections to avoid conflicting interpretations." Am. Family Ins. Grp. v. Schroedl , 616 N.W.2d 273, 277 (Minn. 2000). Based on this context, I interpret "complaint" to mean the same thing in section 504B.441 as it does literally everywhere else in the rest of the Tenant Remedies statutes: a civil complaint in a tenant-remedies action under Minn. Stat. § 504B.395.1