MN HF3917

Landlords are prohibited from barring, limiting, or penalizing residential tenants' rights to call police or emergency assistance in response to domestic abuse, mental health crises, health crises, or any other conduct.

Residential tenants cannot waive and landlords cannot require tenants to waive their right to call for police or emergency assistance.

State law preempts local ordinances requiring eviction after a specified number of emergency calls by tenants or allowing calls to be used to penalize or charge fees to landlords.

Local ordinances may still penalize landlords for nuisance or disorderly conduct on the premises as defined by local law, separate from emergency service calls.

The attorney general is authorized to investigate and prosecute violations of these protections, including situations involving local ordinances.