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Landlord - Tenant Handbook Main Page http: // tenant. net / Other _Areas /Minnesota /handhead.html <br /> Landlords and Tenants: Rights and Responsibilities is written and published by the Minnesota Attorney <br /> General's Office as required by Minn. Stat. §504.22 subd. 4(a) (1992). This edition was written in <br /> December 1994 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The on -line edition was developed by Michael Olenick in <br /> cooperation with the Attorney General's office. This handbook is available in other formats upon <br /> request. <br /> Landlords and Tenants: Rights and Responsibilities <br /> Table of Contents <br /> ENTERING INTO THE AGREEMENT <br /> 1. Inspecting the Unit Before Signing a Lease <br /> 2. Application Fees <br /> 3. Security Deposits <br /> • Amount of the Deposit <br /> 4. Tenant Reports <br /> 5. The Lease <br /> • Periodic Tenancy Leases <br /> • Definite Term Leases <br /> • Length Restrictions for Some Leases <br /> 6. Disclosure to the Tenant <br /> 7. Utilities <br /> 8. Maintenance <br /> 9. Unlawful Destruction of Property <br /> 10. Alterations <br /> DURING THE TENANCY <br /> 11. The Rent <br /> • Payments <br /> • Late Fees <br /> • Raising the Rent <br /> 12. Tenant's Right to Privacy <br /> 13. Repair Problems <br /> • Calling in an Inspector <br /> • Rent Escrow <br /> • Withholding Rent <br /> • Using the Tenant's Remedies Act <br /> • Rent Abatement <br /> 14. Defense <br /> • Neighborhood Organizations <br /> Condemned Dwellings <br /> ENDING THE TENANCY <br /> 15. Proper Notice <br /> • For Periodic Tenancies <br /> • For Definite Term Tenancies <br /> • Holdover Tenants <br /> • Section 8 <br /> 16. Three Day Notice During Winter <br /> 17. Refund of the Security Deposit <br /> 2 of 3 10/26/99 2:45 PM <br />