Bills affecting Renter in Minnesota — 2026 session

Permit termination of lease upon loss of income of tenant

Landlord and tenant leasing requirements modifications provision

Lease termination permitted upon loss of income of tenant.

Restrictions on a tenant's ability to participate in a class action prohibited, and civil remedies provided.

Tenants provided with a right to repair violations in a residential rental unit, notice required, and tenant permitted to make deductions from rent.

Duration increase for landlord's duty to furnish heat

City rental housing licensing authority limited.

Termination of lease upon the death or infirmity of a tenant process modification

Tenant on-time payment credit reporting option provided, and money appropriated.

Process for a termination of lease upon the death or infirmity of a tenant modified.

Copy of landlord-tenant guide requirement at issuance or renewal of rental license

Rental unit prospective tenant right to view establishment

Copy of the landlord-tenant guide required at issuance or renewal of rental license.

Single-family home ownership restricted for corporate entities, increased deed tax rates on conveyances of single-family homes provided to corporate owners, state portion of revenues dedicated from the increased deed tax rates for the workforce and affordable homeownership program, and statewide landlord database created.

Housing affordability fund modification in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 authorization

Statewide tenant education and hotline service appropriation

Restrictions prohibition on a tenant's ability to participate in a class action

Landlords and tenants; effective dates clarified, landlord covenants modified, additional remedies provided, and technical changes made.

Landlord covenants modification and effective date clarifications

Duration for landlord's duty to furnish heat increased.