Minn. Stat. § 504B § 504B.147
TIME PERIOD FOR NOTICE TO QUIT OR RENT INCREASE.
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Subdivision 1.Application. This section applies to a residential lease that provides a time period for the landlord to give notice to quit the premises or notice of a rent increase that is different than the time period the tenant is required to give for notice of intention to quit the premises. For purposes of this section, "notice to quit" includes a notice of nonrenewal of a lease. Subd. 2.Tenant option to choose notice period. The tenant may give notice of an intention to quit the premises using either: (1) the time period provided in the lease for the tenant to give a notice of intention to quit the premises; or (2) the time period provided in the lease for the landlord to give a notice to quit the premises or notice of a rent increase. Subd. 3.Landlord notice requirements. The landlord may not give a notice to quit the premises or notice of a rent increase that is shorter than the time period the lease provides for the tenant to give notice of an intention to quit the premises. Subd. 4.No waiver. 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.
Under Minn. Stat. § 504B.147, when a residential lease sets different notice periods for the landlord versus the tenant, the law steps in to level the playing field. Tenants gain the right to use whichever notice period is longer — either the one the lease assigns to them or the one assigned to the landlord for quitting or raising rent. Landlords, in turn, cannot give a shorter notice to quit or a rent-increase notice than the lease requires of the tenant. These protections cannot be signed away; any lease clause that purports to waive them is void as a matter of public policy.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Property owners and managers operating under leases covered by Minn. Stat. § 504B.147 generally ensure that any notice to quit or rent-increase notice they issue is at least as long as the notice period the lease requires of the tenant. Compliant operators review their lease templates to confirm that landlord-side notice periods are never shorter than tenant-side notice periods, since the statute prohibits that asymmetry. Because § 504B.147 expressly bars waiver, operators cannot rely on lease language — oral or written — to contract around these requirements.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
Minn. Stat. § 504B.147 gives residential tenants the flexibility to choose between two notice periods when they intend to vacate: the period the lease assigns to them, or the longer period the lease assigns to the landlord for notices to quit or rent increases. If a landlord issues a notice to quit or a rent-increase notice that is shorter than what the lease requires of the tenant, that notice may not comply with § 504B.147. Tenants who believe their landlord has violated this provision may consider raising it as a defense in an eviction proceeding, contacting a local tenant-rights organization, or consulting with a housing attorney to understand available options.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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