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Landlord -Tenant Laws of Minnesota, Section 566 http: // tenant. net /Other Areas/Minnesota/566.html 566.26 Service of Judgment A copy of the judgment shall be personally served on every tenant and commercial tenant of the building whose obligations will be affected by the judgment. If personal service cannot be had with due diligence service service may be had by posting a notice of the judgment on the entrance door of the tenant's dwelling or commercial tenant's unit and by mailing a copy of the judgment to such tenant or commercial tenant by certified mail. 566.27 Owner's Right To Collect Rent Suspended When an administrator has been appointed pursuant to section 566.25, clause (c), any right of the owner to rent moneys from the time of judgment or service of judgment as set out in section 566.21 shall be void and unenforceable until the administration is terminated. 566.28 Eviction Proceedings By Owner Limited A tenant may not be evicted, nor may the tenant's obligations under a rental agreement be increased nor the services decreased, if the eviction or increase of obligations or decrease of services is intended as a penalty for the tenant's or neighborhood organization's complaint of a violation. The burden or proving otherwise shall be on the owner if said eviction or increase of obligations or decrease of services occurs within 90 days after the filing of the complaint, unless it is found that the complaint was not made in good faith. After 90 days, the burden of proof shall be on the tenant. 566.29 Administrator 1. Administrator. The administrator may be a person, local government unit or agency, other than an owner of the building, the inspector, the complaintant tenant or any person living in the complaining tenant's dwelling unit. If a state of court agency is authorized by statute, ordinance or regulation to provide persons or neighborhood organizations to act as administrators under this section, the court may appoint such persons or neighborhood organizations as administrators to the extent they are available. 2. Posting bond. Such person or neighborhood organization shall post bond to the extent of the rents expected by the court to be necessary to be collected to correct the violation or violations. Administrators appointed from the governmental agencies shall not be required to give bond. 3. Expenses. The court may allow a reasonable amount for the services of administrators, and the expense of the administration from rent money, or upon termination of administration, may enter judgment against the owner in a reasonable amount for the services and expenses incurred by the administrator. 4. Powers. The administrator is authorized to: (a) collect rents from tenants and commercial tenants, evict tenants and commercial tenants for nonpayment of rent or other cause, enter into leases for vacant dwelling units, rent vacant commercial units with the consent of the owner and exercise all other powers necessary and appropriate to carry out the purposes of Laws 1973, chapter 611; (b) contract for the reasonable cost of materials, labor and services necessary to remedy the violation or violations found by the court to exist and for the rehabilitation of the property in order to maintain the safe and habitable conditions over the useful life of the property, and make disbursements for payment therefor from the funds available for the purpose; (c) provide any services to the tenants which the owner is obligated to provide but refuses or fails to provide, and pay for them from funds available for the purpose; (d) petition the court, after notice to the parties, for an order allowing the administrator to encumber the premises to secure funds to the extent necessary to cover the cost of materials, 13 of 17 10/26/99 2:52 PM