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1 <br />MINNESOTA STATUTES 2024 504B.211 <br />504B.211 RESIDENTIAL TENANT'S RIGHT TO PRIVACY. <br />Subdivision 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section, "landlord" has the meaning defined in section <br />504B.001, subdivision 7, and also includes the landlord's agent or other person acting under the landlord's <br />direction and control. <br />Subd. 2. Entry by landlord. Except as provided in subdivision 4, a landlord may enter the premises <br />rented by a residential tenant only for a reasonable business purpose and after making a good faith effort to <br />give the residential tenant reasonable notice under the circumstances of not less than 24 hours in advance <br />of the intent to enter. A residential tenant may permit a landlord to enter the rented premises with less than <br />24 hours notice if desired. The notice must specify a time or anticipated window of time of entry and the <br />landlord may only enter between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. unless the landlord and tenant agree <br />to an earlier or later time. A residential tenant may not waive and the landlord may not require the residential <br />tenant to waive the residential tenant's right to prior notice of entry under this section as a condition of <br />entering into or maintaining the lease. <br />Subd. 3. Reasonable purpose. For purposes of subdivision 2, a reasonable business purpose includes, <br />but is not limited to: <br />(1) showing the unit to prospective residential tenants during the notice period before the lease terminates <br />or after the current residential tenant has given notice to move to the landlord or the landlord's agent; <br />(2) showing the unit to a prospective buyer or to an insurance representative; <br />(3) performing maintenance work; <br />(4) allowing inspections by state, county, or city officials charged in the enforcement of health, housing, <br />building, fire prevention, or housing maintenance codes; <br />(5) the residential tenant is causing a disturbance within the unit; <br />(6) the landlord has a reasonable belief that the residential tenant is violating the lease within the <br />residential tenant's unit; <br />(7) prearranged housekeeping work in senior housing where 80 percent or more of the residential tenants <br />are age 55 or older; <br />(8) the landlord has a reasonable belief that the unit is being occupied by an individual without a legal <br />right to occupy it; or <br />(9) the residential tenant has vacated the unit. <br />Subd. 4. Exception to notice requirement. Notwithstanding subdivision 2, a landlord may enter the <br />premises rented by a residential tenant to inspect or take appropriate action without prior notice to the <br />residential tenant if the landlord reasonably suspects that: <br />(1) immediate entry is necessary to prevent injury to persons or property because of conditions relating <br />to maintenance, building security, or law enforcement; <br />(2) immediate entry is necessary to determine a residential tenant's safety; or <br />(3) immediate entry is necessary in order to comply with local ordinances regarding unlawful activity <br />occurring within the residential tenant's premises. <br />Official Publication of the State of Minnesota <br />Revisor of Statutes <br />