Requirements for prorated rent to include an incomplete first month of rent modified.

A bill for an act

relating to housing; modifying requirements for prorated rent to include an

incomplete first month of rent; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section

504B.116.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 504B.116, is amended to read:

504B.116 PRORATED RENT REQUIRED.

(a) When a lease term for a residential unit ends on a date before the last day of the final

month,
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or the lease begins on a date after the first day of the month,
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the amount of rent to

be paid for the
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first month or
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final month
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owed for the final month
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of rent must be prorated

at the average daily rate for that month so that the tenant only pays for the actual number

of days that occupancy is allowed. This provision applies to all leases, including leases

requiring the
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first or
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last month of rent to be paid in advance.
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Any attempted waiver of this

section by a landlord and tenant, by contract or otherwise, shall be
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The requirements of this

section may not be waived and any clause in a lease in violation of this section is
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void and

unenforceable.

(b) For purposes of this section, prorated rent must be calculated using the actual number

of calendar days for the calendar month
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in which the lease expires
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that is incomplete
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.

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(c) Any contract clause that limits tenant remedies for this section, including a lease

term that would require arbitration or prohibit a class action for violation of this section, is

void and unenforceable.

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EFFECTIVE DATE.

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This section is effective the day following final enactment and

applies to leases entered into on or after that date.

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