State Guide
Landlord–tenant law in Minnesota
The rules that come up in practice — returning a deposit, charging a late fee, raising the rent — each read against the Minnesota statute and quoted on its own page.
Security deposit return
Full rule →21 days
The 10th shortest of 49 states with a deadline.
Minn. Stat. 504B.178 subd. 3(a)
Late fee limit
Full rule →8% of the overdue rent payment
No mandatory grace period — a fee may be charged as soon as rent is late, if the lease provides for it.
Minn. Stat. 504B.177
Rent increase notice
Full rule →30 days
From the month-to-month termination rule, not a rent-increase statute. The 4th shortest of 49.
Minn. Stat. 504B.135
What is distinctive about Minnesota
- Deposits: 21 days. Five days where the building is condemned.
- Late fees: capped at 8% of the overdue rent payment. There is no mandatory grace period.
- Rent increases: 30 days, borrowed from the termination rule because Minnesota has no rent-increase statute.
The mistake that costs the most here
Charging a late fee above Minnesota’s cap. The clause is void rather than reduced, and the tenant’s signature does not save it — which tends to surface in an eviction hearing, exactly when the lease needs to hold up.
Where these figures come from
Each rule above was read against the section it cites and the statutory wording is quoted on the dedicated page, so you can check it rather than take our word for it. That matters more than it sounds on this subject: when we read all 51 jurisdictions we found several widely-published figures to be wrong, including a Kentucky deposit deadline that does not exist, a South Dakota one reported as 14 days when the statute says 21, and late-fee caps for nine states that actually come from their self-storage statutes.
Local ordinances can add requirements the state does not, and statutes move — Washington, Connecticut, Nevada, Rhode Island and Maryland have all changed in the last three years. Each figure carries the date we read it.
States with the same deposit deadline
Common questions about Minnesota
- How long does a Minnesota landlord have to return a security deposit?
- 21 days under Minn. Stat. 504B.178 subd. 3(a).
- What is the maximum late fee in Minnesota?
- 8% of the overdue rent payment, under Minn. Stat. 504B.177. A fee above the cap is unenforceable even if the lease says otherwise.
- How much notice before a rent increase in Minnesota?
- 30 days under Minn. Stat. 504B.135, which is the month-to-month termination rule — Minnesota has no statute specifically about rent increases.
- Does Minnesota have rent control?
- No statewide frequency limit is verified for Minnesota. Only California, Oregon and Washington cap the amount of an increase statewide; some cities do so locally.
Let the software know the Minnesota rules
Pacific Rentals Pro checks a lease’s late fee against the Minnesota cap, counts the deposit deadline from the move-out date, and works out the latest day to serve a rent increase. Same verified data as this page.
Start free →Minnesota rules last read against their cited sources on November 6, 2026. General information, not legal advice — verify the current text before relying on it, and check your city and county, which can impose more than the state does.