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Minnesota · Through 2026 Minnesota Statutes

Minn. Stat. § 504B.213: MINORS AS DEFENDANTS PROHIBITED.

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  1. PROPERTY AND PROPERTY INTERESTS
  2. CHAPTER 504B. LANDLORD AND TENANT
  3. TENANT'S RIGHTS

(a) A residential landlord shall not list the minor child of a residential tenant as a defendant in an eviction action complaint against a residential tenant. If a minor is the only person renting the unit from the landlord, the landlord may list the minor as a defendant in an eviction action complaint against the minor.

(b) The requirements of this section may not be waived or modified by the parties to a residential lease. Any provision, whether oral or written, of a lease or other agreement by which any provision of this section is waived by a tenant is contrary to public policy and void.

(c) The tenant shall recover from the landlord actual damages or $300, whichever is greater, for a violation of this section.

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