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Minn. Stat. § 504B.135 (2026)

Terminating Tenancy At Will

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A tenancy at will may be terminated by either party by giving notice in writing. The time of the notice must be at least as long as the interval between the time rent is due or three months, whichever is less.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2002–2025 · leading case: State of Minnesota v. Adam John Lilienthal, 889 N.W.2d 780 (Minn. 2017).
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State of Minnesota v. Adam John Lilienthal, 889 N.W.2d 780 (Minn. 2017). · cites it 4× “Under either subdivision—Minn. Stat. § 504B.135(a) or (b)—Lilienthal was required to provide written notice to Yorek of his intent to terminate the tenancy.”
Koski v. Johnson, 837 N.W.2d 739 (Minn. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 5× “The supreme court’s strict-compliance language in Color-Ad Packaging is consistent with the supreme court’s approach to a notice requirement in a landlord-tenant statute pertaining to the termination of at-will tenancies — Minn. Stat. § 504B.135(a) (2012). See Markoe v.”
Annex Props., LLC v. TNS Rsch. Int'l, 712 F.3d 381 (8th Cir. 2013). · cites it 2× “Responding to the parties’ cross motions for summary judgment, the district court concluded that the Supreme Court of Minnesota would no longer follow earlier decisions requiring strict compliance with a Minnesota statute that requires notice to terminate an at-will lease, Minn.…”
Ellis v. Doe, 924 N.W.2d 258 (Minn. 2019). · cites it 2× “, Minn. Stat. §§ 504B.135 (2018) (requiring written notice to terminate a tenancy at will); 504B.”
State Auto Ins. Co. v. Knuttila, 645 N.W.2d 475 (Minn. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 4× “” Minn. Stat. § 504B.135 (2000). The insured permitted Knuttila to live on his property in exchange for Knut-tila performing maintenance.”
Washington Cnty. HRA v. Kuohsiou Huang (Minn. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “Minn. Stat. § 504B.135(a) (2014). The notice of termination must be “at least as long as the interval between the time rent is due.”
Juan Cuate v. Pedro Cuate-Dominguez (2024). · cites it 2× “” Minn. Stat. § 504B.135. As used in section 504B.”
United States v. Gora (D. Minnesota 2025). · cites it 2× “Gora’s obligations were subject to precise measurement—she testified that, upon receiving the Notice of Levy and speaking to Officer Bird, 8 Under Minn. Stat. § 504B.135(a), “[a] tenancy at will may be terminated by either party by giving notice in writing.”
MPLP White Bear Lake LLC v. Michael Harvey, John Doe (Minn. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 2× “See Minn. Stat. §§ 504B.135(a) (providing that tenancies at will “may be terminated by either party by giving notice in writing” with a notice period “at least as long as the interval between the time rent is due or three months, whichever is less”), 504B.”
— Minn. Stat. § 504B.135(a) — 5 cases
State of Minnesota v. Adam John Lilienthal, 889 N.W.2d 780 (Minn. 2017). “Under either subdivision—Minn. Stat. § 504B.135(a) or (b)—Lilienthal was required to provide written notice to Yorek of his intent to terminate the tenancy.”
Koski v. Johnson, 837 N.W.2d 739 (Minn. Ct. App. 2013). “The supreme court’s strict-compliance language in Color-Ad Packaging is consistent with the supreme court’s approach to a notice requirement in a landlord-tenant statute pertaining to the termination of at-will tenancies — Minn. Stat. § 504B.135(a) (2012). See Markoe v.”
Washington Cnty. HRA v. Kuohsiou Huang (Minn. Ct. App. 2016). “Minn. Stat. § 504B.135(a) (2014). The notice of termination must be “at least as long as the interval between the time rent is due.”
United States v. Gora (D. Minnesota 2025). “Gora’s obligations were subject to precise measurement—she testified that, upon receiving the Notice of Levy and speaking to Officer Bird, 8 Under Minn. Stat. § 504B.135(a), “[a] tenancy at will may be terminated by either party by giving notice in writing.”
MPLP White Bear Lake LLC v. Michael Harvey, John Doe (Minn. Ct. App. 2024). “See Minn. Stat. §§ 504B.135(a) (providing that tenancies at will “may be terminated by either party by giving notice in writing” with a notice period “at least as long as the interval between the time rent is due or three months, whichever is less”), 504B.”
— Minn. Stat. § 504B.135(b) — 1 case
State of Minnesota v. Adam John Lilienthal, 889 N.W.2d 780 (Minn. 2017). “Under either subdivision—Minn. Stat. § 504B.135(a) or (b)—Lilienthal was required to provide written notice to Yorek of his intent to terminate the tenancy.”
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