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HF4607 • 2026

City rental housing licensing authority limited.

City rental housing licensing authority limited.

Housing
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Koznick
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
Introduction and first reading, referred to Elections Finance and Government Operations
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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City rental housing licensing authority limited.

City rental housing licensing authority limited.

What This Bill Does

  • City rental housing licensing authority limited.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 House

    Introduction and first reading, referred to Elections Finance and Government Operations

Official Summary Text

City rental housing licensing authority limited.

Current Bill Text

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A bill for an act

relating to local government; limiting city rental housing licensing authority;

proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 471.

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

Section 1.

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[471.587] RENTAL HOUSING; LIMITATIONS.

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Subdivision 1.

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Definition.

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For purposes of this section, "city" means a statutory or home

rule charter city.

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Subd. 2.

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Maximum annual rental housing license fee.

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A city may not charge more

than $100 annually for a rental housing license.

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Subd. 3.

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Lease conditions prohibited.

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A city may not require a lease or other contract

for rental housing to include specific conditions or requirements that go beyond the

requirements for rental housing under state or federal law.

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Subd. 4.

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Rental housing education.

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A city may offer educational programming for

owners of rental housing. The programming must be optional and must be available online.

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EFFECTIVE DATE.

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This section is effective the day following final enactment.

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