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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Barnes v. Weis Management Co., 347 N.W.2d 519 (1984)

Citation
Barnes v. Weis Management Co., 347 N.W.2d 519 (1984)
Parent Document
Barnes v. Weis Management Co., 347 N.W.2d 519 (1984)
Jurisdiction
Minnesota (state)
Effective Date
1984-05-01

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after the tenant has met his burden of proving that the termination of tenancy was intended in whole or part as a penalty for his good faith attempt to secure or enforce his right to lease without discrimination, imposes the burden of proof on the landlord to show a nonretaliatory purpose for the eviction. Tenants should, however, have an opportunity to rebut this by showing that the allegedly nonretaliatory purpose was actually a pretext used as a “cover” for discrimination. Such delineation of procedure has been applied in discrimination in employment cases by the United States Supreme Court in McDonnell-Douglas Corp. v. Green,