Being Evicted
Minn. Stat. 504B.291 — paying the rent owed before possession is delivered redeems the tenancy
The person entitled to the premises may recover possession by eviction when someone holds over after the lease term ends, contrary to its conditions, or after rent comes due, or when a tenant at will holds over after the tenancy ends by notice to quit.
Paying up redeems. In an eviction for nonpayment, unless the landlord also alleges a material lease violation, the tenant may, at any time before possession is delivered, redeem the tenancy and be restored to possession by paying the rent in arrears with interest, costs and an attorney fee not to exceed $5, and performing the lease's other covenants. A written guarantee from a government agency or a qualifying nonprofit rental assistance program also redeems.
Copies of money orders, or their original receipt stubs, that total the rent, are dated about when it was due and, for copies, are payable to the landlord raise a rebuttable presumption that the rent was paid.
A tenancy at will ends on written notice at least as long as the interval between rent payments, or three months, whichever is less. A tenant may not be evicted over familial status that began during the tenancy unless one year has passed since it began and the landlord gave six months' written notice, except for nonpayment, damage, disturbance or another breach.
Sources for this section (4)
- Minn. Stat. 504B.285 — Eviction actions; grounds; retaliation defense
- Minn. Stat. 504B.291 — Eviction action for nonpayment; redemption
- Minn. Stat. 504B.135 — Terminating tenancy at will
- Minn. Stat. 504B.315 — Restrictions on eviction due to familial status
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of September 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Minnesota attorney.