Minnesota Statutes

Minn. Stat. § 504.18 (2026)

[Repealed]

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[Repealed, 1998 c 253 s 80]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 9 cases, 1975–1995 · leading case: Meyer v. Parkin, 350 N.W.2d 435 (Minn. Ct. App. 1984).

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Meyer v. Parkin, 350 N.W.2d 435 (Minn. Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 30× “Appellants Meyer contend the court erred in holding that Minn.Stat. § 504.18 (1982) did not remove the element of scienter from the rule that a lessor has a duty to warn a lessee of any concealed defects the lessor knew or should have known existed.”

Broughton v. Maes, 378 N.W.2d 134 (Minn. Ct. App. 1985). · cites it 12× “See Minn.Stat. § 504.18, subd. 3 (1984). [1] Having in mind the statutory covenants, the development of the law also requires consideration of a modern restatement of law on the subject: A lessor of land is subject to liability for physical harm caused to his lessee and others…”

Hanson v. Roe, 373 N.W.2d 366 (Minn. Ct. App. 1985). · cites it 14× “However, appellant alleges the stairway is in violation of Minn.Stat. § 504.18 (1982), which sets forth a lessor’s statutory covenants.”

Love v. Amsler, 441 N.W.2d 555 (Minn. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 5× “Substantial changes have occurred in landlord-tenant law since 1917, most significantly the 1971 enactment of Minn.Stat. § 504.18, which implies “covenants of habitability” in all residential leases.”

State, City of Minneapolis v. Ellis, 441 N.W.2d 134 (Minn. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 12× “Does Minn.Stat. § 504.18, subd. 2 (1988) permit a lessor to transfer responsibility to the lessee for complying with the city health and safety laws? ANALYSIS 1.”

Oakland v. Stenlund, 420 N.W.2d 248 (Minn. Ct. App. 1988). · cites it 6× “Appellant argues that respondent therefore violated Minn.Stat. § 504.18, subd. 1(c) (1984). The trial court concluded that neither the statute nor the building code affected respondent’s common-law liability.”

Pugh v. Holmes, 405 A.2d 897 (Pa. 1979). “2d 850 (1972); Minnesota —Minn. Stat. § 504.18 (1974), applied in Fritz v.”

Heggestad v. Dubke, 229 N.W.2d 34 (Minn. 1975). · cites it 2× ““The statute to which I have reference is Section 504.18 of the Minnesota Statutes, and reads in applicable part: ‘In every lease of residential premises, whether in writing or parol, the lessor— the landlord — promises that the premises and all common areas are fit for the use…”

Bills v. Willow Run I Apts., 534 N.W.2d 286 (Minn. Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 2× “(quoting Minn.Stat. § 504.18, subd. 1(a) (1982)). The court noted that the covenant of habitability only provides tenants with a defense to an unlawful detainer action for refusal to pay rent.”

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