HF 3476 Summary

• Amends Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 157.15, subdivision 8 to redefine "lodging establishment" to include any residential or commercial building used for sleeping accommodations furnished to the public.

• Expands the definition to explicitly include hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts, resorts located on recreational properties, and any other residential or commercial buildings meeting the criteria.

• Exempts single-family homes and multifamily housing units with individual kitchen and bath facilities rented or leased for continuous periods of one month or more from the lodging establishment definition.

• Single-family homes or cabins are exempt from the section when furnished to the public two times or less per year unless advertising is used as defined in the subdivision.

• Repeals Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 157.15, subdivisions 7 and 11.