MN HF4569

Applicants for Minnesota Housing Finance Agency financial assistance for multiunit residential housing must disclose any convictions, settlements, or investigations related to wage theft violations within the preceding five years involving the developer, owner, general contractor, or their affiliates.

All contractors and subcontractors on projects receiving agency assistance must meet minimum criteria as responsible contractors under section 16C.285, with applicants required to submit and maintain monthly updated lists of all contractors and subcontractors performing work.

Recipients are responsible for correcting wage theft violations if any contractor or subcontractor fails to pay statutorily required wages on the project.

Developers with contractors found to have failed wage payments must adopt a wage theft prevention plan to be eligible for future agency assistance; failure to comply within three years after adopting such a plan with wage underpayments of $25,000 or more results in a three-year disqualification from receiving agency financial assistance.

The agency may deny applications, withhold previously approved assistance, or pursue legal remedies including injunctive relief and attorney fees to enforce compliance with these requirements, effective for financial assistance provided after August 1, 2024.