Proposed Bills in the MN State Legislature
SPARL Members Should Know About.

There are currently three bills in front of the Minnesota House of Representatives (with two of those bills having companion bills in the Minnesota Senate) that could have a great impact on the way landlords in Minnesota conduct their business. Please follow the provided links to read each of the proposed bills and inform yourself about these matters. If you feel strongly about any of these matters please click on the links on each bill to contact your House Member or State Senator and let them know what you think of these bills. Remember that to make the legislature work for us, we need to inform our legislators. This is a basic part of the democractic process.

House File # 166
"A bill for an act relating to landlord and tenant; providing for uniform residential tenant reports . . ." The companion Senate File is # 2052. For information about House File #166, click here for the bill text, or here for the bill summary. The bill text for Senate File #2052 can be found here.

House File # 1841
"A bill for an act relating to landlord and tenant; permitting victimsof domestic abuse to terminate a lease in certain circumstances; . . ." The companion Senate File is #1822. For information about House File #1841, click here for the bill text. The text for Senate File #1822 can be found here.

House File #2141
"A bill for an act relating to landlord and tenant; requiring expungement of court eviction records after one year; . . ." For information about House File #2141, click here. (No current companion Senate File Found as of 3/21/2007.)