How to Be the Smartest Renter on Your Block: A Minnesota Tenants Rights Guide

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After eight months into the lease, new neighbors moved in next door. The police have made multiple visits to this house for suspected illegal activity. People visit this house at all hours of the night and day. Occasionally, our leased home is approached by mistake. Our leased home was broken into and robbed following the north Minneapolis tornadoes.

Four weeks later, damage done by the break-in has not been repaired. Do we have legal grounds to terminate the lease for safety concerns? If so, how do we begin? We do realize that the owner has no control over neighbors. A Under Minnesota Statutes B.

Overview of Landlord-Tenant Laws in Minnesota

Your children's landlord cannot be held responsible for illegal activity occurring next door. The notice must be delivered personally or sent to the person or place where rent is normally paid. If the damages are not repaired within 14 days, your children may file a rent escrow action in the county where the property is located. When filing the action, they will need to deposit the amount of rent due to the landlord, if any is due at that time, with the court administrator along with an affidavit specifying the violation.

At that time, they also can request that the lease be terminated because of their safety concerns. Even though landlords cannot control their neighbors' activity, you or your children can discuss your concerns with the landlord and request an early termination of the lease because your children don't feel safe in the house.

If your children would like to terminate the lease early, it's best to discuss it first with your landlord before filing a rent escrow action. Because most repair issues and crime in the neighborhood are not good enough reasons to break a lease, your children should try to negotiate with their landlord for early termination of their lease.

It sounds as if your children already notified their landlord of the damage. However, it needs to be in a written letter requesting that repairs be made within 14 days and delivered personally or sent to where they pay their rent if they want to file a rent escrow action. Kelly Klein is a Minneapolis attorney.

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