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Landlord- Tenant Laws of Minnesota, Section 566 http: // tenant. net /Other Areas/Minnesota/566.html 11566.35 iffiolations of building repair orders. �I 566.01 Forcible Entry and Unlawful Detainer No person shall make entry into lands or tenements except in cases where entry is allowed by law, and in such cases the person shall not enter by force, but only in a peaceable manner. 566.02 Unlawful Detention of Lands or Tenements Subject to Fine When any person has made unlawful or forcible entry into lands or tenements, and detains the same, or, having peacably entered, unlawfully detains the same, the person entitled to the premises may recover possession thereof in the manner hereinafter provided. A seizure under section 609.5317, subdivision I, for which there is not a defense under section 609.5317, subdivision 3, constitutes unlawful detention by the tenant. 566.021 Notice of Seizure Provision Landlords shall give written notice to tenants of the provision relating to seizures in section 566.02. Failure to give such notice does not subject the landlord to criminal or civil liability and is not a defense under section 609.5317, subdivision 3. 566.03 Recovery of Possession; Defenses 1. The person entitled to the premises may recover possession in the manner provided in this section when: 1. any person holds over lands or tenements after a sale thereof on an execution of judgment, of on foreclosure of a mortgage, and expiration of the time for redemption, or after termination of contract to convey the same, provided that if the person holding such lands or tenements after the expiration of the time for redemption or termination is a tenant, the person has received: (i) at least one month's written notice to vacate no sooner than one month after the expiration of the time for redemption or termination, provided that the tenant pays the rent and abides by all terms of the lease; or (ii) at least one month's written notice to vacate no later than the date of the expiration of the time for redemption or termination, which notice shall also state that the sender will hold the tenant harmless for breaching the lease by vacating the premises if the mortgage is redeemed or the contract is reinstated; 2. any person holds over lands or tenements after termination of the time for which they are demised or let to that person or to the persons under whom that person holds possession, or contrary to the conditions or covenants of the lease or agreement under which that person holds, or after any rent becomes due according to the terms of such lease or agreement; or 3. any tenant at will holds after the determination of the estate by notice to quit. 2. It shall be a defense to an action for recovery of premises following the alleged termination of a tenancy by notice to quit for the defendant to prove by a fair prepoderance of the evidence that: 1. The alleged termination was intended in whole or part as a penalty for the defendant's good faith attempt to secure or enforce rights under a lease or contract, oral or written, or under the laws of the state, any of its governmental subdivisions, or of the United States; or 2. The alleged termination was intended in whole or part as a penalty for the defendant's good faith report to a governmental authority of the plaintiffs violation of any health, safety, housing or building codes or ordinances. 2 of 17 10/26/99 2:52 PM