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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Parkin v. Fitzgerald, 240 N.W.2d 828 (1976)

Citation
Parkin v. Fitzgerald, 240 N.W.2d 828 (1976)
Parent Document
Parkin v. Fitzgerald, 240 N.W.2d 828 (1976)
Jurisdiction
Minnesota (state)
Effective Date
1976-03-19

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The instant case affords this court its first opportunity to authoritatively construe our retaliatory eviction statute. The salutary purpose of this legislation is clear. The law provides the tenant with substantial weapons in his day-to-day struggle for decent-quality housing. First, he is protected by an implied statutory covenant of habitability, Minn. St. 504.18, the breach of which by a landlord may justify the tenant’s withholding rent *428