Housing & Redevelopment Authority of Waconia v. Chandler, 403 N.W.2d 708 (1987)

Housing & Redevelopment Authority of Waconia v. Chandler, 403 N.W.2d 708 (1987) Minnesota state

Prior to the unlawful detainer trial on June 11,1986, Chandler’s monthly rent was recertified and increased by $48 to account for her husband’s income. Apparently, Chandler’s June 1986 rent payment was mistakenly deposited along with other...

Mid Continent Management Corp. v. Donnelly, 372 N.W.2d 814 (1985)

Mid Continent Management Corp. v. Donnelly, 372 N.W.2d 814 (1985) Minnesota state

Did the trial court err in denying Mid Continent’s action for unlawful detainer and claim for unpaid increase in rent? ANALYSIS

Skyline Village Park Ass'n v. Skyline Village L.P., 786 N.W.2d 304 (2010)

Skyline Village Park Ass'n v. Skyline Village L.P., 786 N.W.2d 304 (2010) Minnesota state

Rent increases are governed by section 327C.06, which provides:

Section 327C

Skyline Village Park Ass'n v. Skyline Village L.P., 786 N.W.2d 304 (2010) Minnesota state

at 803 (emphasis added). We concluded that the district court did not err by finding that the owner’s decision to add utility charges constituted “a new rule and not a rent increase.” Id. Our analysis in Sargent

Section 327C

Skyline Village Park Ass'n v. Skyline Village L.P., 786 N.W.2d 304 (2010) Minnesota state

...We rejected the park owner’s argument that the addition of utility charges constituted a rent increase and not a rule modification, reasoning that the decision to impose separate utility charges was intended to control behavior — extraordinary water consumption — and...

Mid Continent Management Corp. v. Donnelly, 372 N.W.2d 814 (1985)

Mid Continent Management Corp. v. Donnelly, 372 N.W.2d 814 (1985) Minnesota state

On October 28, 1982, appellant notified respondents of a rent increase effective December 1, 1982, to $750 per month. In this notice, appellant stated:

Section 327C

Skyline Village Park Ass'n v. Skyline Village L.P., 786 N.W.2d 304 (2010) Minnesota state

...Thus, if adopted, appellant’s argument would put the district court in the untenable position of either (a) determining whether a rent increase is reasonable without any guidance from the legislature 3

Mid Continent Management Corp. v. Donnelly, 372 N.W.2d 814 (1985)

Mid Continent Management Corp. v. Donnelly, 372 N.W.2d 814 (1985) Minnesota state

Mid Continent appeals the trial court’s ruling denying its action for unlawful de-tainer and denying its claim for increased rent. We reverse and remand. FACTS

Skyline Village Park Ass'n v. Skyline Village L.P., 786 N.W.2d 304 (2010)

Skyline Village Park Ass'n v. Skyline Village L.P., 786 N.W.2d 304 (2010) Minnesota state

Appellant emphasizes the need to give effect to all of the provisions in section 327C.02, subdivision 2, and argues that we must give meaning to the word “reasonable” in the phrase “reasonable rent increase made in compliance with section...

Skyline Village Park Ass'n v. Skyline Village L.P., 786 N.W.2d 304 (2010)

Skyline Village Park Ass'n v. Skyline Village L.P., 786 N.W.2d 304 (2010) Minnesota state

Subd. 2. Prohibition. No rent increase shall be valid if its purpose is to pay, in *309

Skyline Village Park Ass'n v. Skyline Village L.P., 786 N.W.2d 304 (2010)

Skyline Village Park Ass'n v. Skyline Village L.P., 786 N.W.2d 304 (2010) Minnesota state

In this appeal, we must determine whether Minnesota statutes impose a reasonableness requirement on manufactured-home-park-lot rent increases. Our focus is on section 327C.02, subdivision 2, which provides, in relevant part, that “[a] rule adopted or amended...

Fritz v. Warthen, 213 N.W.2d 339 (1973)

Fritz v. Warthen, 213 N.W.2d 339 (1973) Minnesota state

it shall be a defense thereto if the tenant establishes by a preponderance of the evidence that the plaintiff increased the tenant’s rent or decreased the services as a penalty for any lawful act of the tenant as described...

Sargent v. Bethel Properties, Inc., 653 N.W.2d 800 (2002)

Sargent v. Bethel Properties, Inc., 653 N.W.2d 800 (2002) Minnesota state

Minn.Stat. § 327C.01, subd. 11. The district court did not err by finding that Bethel’s decision to add utility charges to Sargent, Barrett, and Nisbit’s lease agreements constituted a new rule and not a rent increase.

Ellis v. Doe, 924 N.W.2d 258 (2019)

Ellis v. Doe, 924 N.W.2d 258 (2019) Minnesota state

...language from the opinion stating that a statutory procedure exists for "paying withheld rent into court for cases involving a defense that the landlord increased rent or decreased services as a penalty for the tenant's lawful actions," but the...

George C. Lauer Stone & Construction Co. v. Armour & Co., 149 Minn. 359 (1921)

George C. Lauer Stone & Construction Co. v. Armour & Co., 149 Minn. 359 (1921) Minnesota state

Thereafter, on January 10, 1920, plaintiff brought this action to recover the increased rent demanded by the notice just referred to, for the period from July 23 to the commencement of the action, alleging in the complaint that the term...

Skyline Village Park Ass'n v. Skyline Village L.P., 786 N.W.2d 304 (2010)

Skyline Village Park Ass'n v. Skyline Village L.P., 786 N.W.2d 304 (2010) Minnesota state

I. Did the district court err by concluding that Minn.Stat. § 327C.02, subd. 2, does not impose a reasonableness requirement on manufactured-home-park-lot rent increases?

Scroggins v. Solchaga, 552 N.W.2d 248 (1996)

Scroggins v. Solchaga, 552 N.W.2d 248 (1996) Minnesota state

...In 1992, landlord increased the rent, promising repairs. Some repairs were completed, others were not. The parties blamed each other for the repairs that were not completed.

University Community Properties, Inc. v. Norton, 246 N.W.2d 858 (1976)

University Community Properties, Inc. v. Norton, 246 N.W.2d 858 (1976) Minnesota state

In December 1974, UCPI sent notices of rent increases effective March 1, 1975, to tenants in some of its newer apartment buildings. No notice was sent to Glenn or Norton. On March 2, 1975, members of WBTU voted to withhold...

Provident Mutual Life Insurance Co. v. Tachtronic Instruments, Inc., 394 N.W.2d 161 (1986)

Provident Mutual Life Insurance Co. v. Tachtronic Instruments, Inc., 394 N.W.2d 161 (1986) Minnesota state

...The evidence suggests that Provident believed that the rent paid by Tachtronic was low and that they wanted to increase the rent. Indeed, it successfully negotiated a subsequent lease with another tenant for the property at a higher rent and...

Skyline Village Park Ass'n v. Skyline Village L.P., 786 N.W.2d 304 (2010)

Skyline Village Park Ass'n v. Skyline Village L.P., 786 N.W.2d 304 (2010) Minnesota state

Minn.Stat. § 645.16. But we must also consider whether construing the word “reasonable” as imposing a reasonableness requirement on rent increases (1) is consistent with the predominant scheme in chapter 327C that distinguishes “rules” and *308