I recently tried an eviction court trial by Zoom.  This particular court trial was of interest to none other than the litigants, their attorneys and the judicial officer.  The underlying…

On May 19th Governor Walz signed a bill that includes the most sweeping changes to the eviction laws in a single session in State history.  These statutory changes will become…

On March 23, 2020, Minnesota Governor Walz signed an executive order (“EO”) mandating a statewide residential eviction moratorium. That executive order was extended and revised several times before it was…

SV AP III Riverdale Commons, LLC (“SVAP”) v. Coon Rapids Gyms, LLC (“CRG”), 967 N.W.2d 81 (Minn.App. 2021).   In this matter, CRG did not pay rent for an extended period…

Too often I am asked to help a real estate investor (“Investor”) enter into a transaction with a Home Buyer that includes the Investor going into title on a newly…

A Plaintiff in Hennepin County Court File No. 27-CV-21-3174 has filed an eviction against a former homeowner (“Defendant”) whose right to possession was terminated by a mortgage foreclosure.  The Plaintiff…

THE SECTION BELOW WAS ENACTED JUNE 29, 2021 AND EXPIRES 105 DAYS THEREFROM, OR, October 12, 2021 AFTER WICH EVICTIONS WILL RETURN TO NORMAL. Circumstances where Termination or Non-renewal of…

The proposed legislation to phaseout the eviction moratorium in Minnesota is zigzagging its way through the legislature and is subject to change.  The phaseout is a step-by-step return to normalcy,…

As the Legislature is on the verge of voiding Governor Walz’s  Executive Order 20-79 which created an eviction moratorium in Minnesota, Landlords that feared a rent  control provision can relax—for…