MN SF2875

Requires municipalities, utility companies, or other service providers to post notice of impending utility disconnection on rental buildings when a landlord fails to pay for home heating oil, propane, natural gas, electricity, or water service.

Notice must be posted in at least one conspicuous location in or on the building and include the disconnection date, utility telephone number, description of tenant rights to continue or restore service, and advice to seek assistance from legal aid, private attorneys, or housing organizations.

Allows tenants or groups of tenants to pay current charges for the most recent billing period to continue or restore natural gas or electricity service after notifying the landlord with 48 hours notice (or shorter if reasonable).

Permits tenants in buildings with fewer than five units to become the bill payer and customer of record for natural gas or electricity, and allows tenants to pay current water charges with no deposit requirements.

Allows tenants to deduct utility payments from future rent owed to the landlord after submitting documentation, with such payments considered as rent payment under Minnesota law; effective the day following final enactment.