City of Minneapolis – Title 12 – HOUSING – CHAPTER 244. – MAINTENANCE CODE – ARTICLE IV. – EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES – 244.265. – Tenant to be notified of mortgage foreclosure or cancellation of contract for deed.

(a) Any person who lets for rent any dwelling, dwelling unit or other structure for the purpose of living, sleeping, cooking or eating, shall notify the tenant(s), in writing within seven (7) days, if the owner/landlord receives a notice of mortgage foreclosure sale under Minnesota Statute Chapters 580 or 582 or a notice of a contract for deed cancellation under Minnesota Statute § 559.21. This notice shall be in addition to the requirements under Minnesota Statute § 504B.151, which applies to prospective tenants.

(b)

Prior to letting for rent any dwelling, dwelling unit or other structure for the purpose of living, sleeping, cooking or eating and prior to accepting any security deposit from a tenant, the owner/landlord must provide written notice to the prospective tenant that the owner/landlord has received notice of a contract for deed cancellation or notice of a mortgage foreclosure sale as appropriate, and the date on which the contract cancellation period or the mortgagor’s redemption period ends.

(c)

Written notice, for the purposes of this section, shall be given by personal service with affidavit of service by a third party, or by certified mail, return receipt requested.

(d)

Failure to comply with the requirements of this section shall be punishable as a misdemeanor.

(2009-Or-044, § 1, 5-22-09)