Bill > HF935

This bill modifies Minnesota landlord-tenant law by allowing landlords to request criminal background checks for nonresident tenant organizers before they enter a rental property or exercise certain tenant rights. Under the proposed legislation, a nonresident tenant organizer must complete a criminal history consent form and pay the landlord the actual cost of conducting the background check. The landlord can then prohibit the tenant organizer from entering the premises or exercising tenant rights in two specific circumstances: if the organizer has been convicted of a crime of violence (as defined in Minnesota statute 624.712, subdivision 5) or if the organizer refuses to consent to the criminal background check. This bill appears to provide landlords with additional screening capabilities for tenant organizers who do not reside in the rental property, potentially giving property owners more control over who can access their buildings and represent tenants' interests.

Housing and Urban Affairs

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF0935&ssn=0&y=2025