Minnesota Statutes

Minn. Stat. § 504B.415 (2026)

Defenses

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It is a sufficient defense to a complaint under section 504B.385 or 504B.395 that:

(1) the violation or violations alleged in the complaint do not exist or that the violation or violations have been removed or remedied;

(2) the violations have been caused by the willful, malicious, negligent, or irresponsible conduct of a complaining residential tenant or anyone under the tenant's direction or control; or

(3) a residential tenant of the residential building has unreasonably refused entry to the landlord or the landlord's agent to a portion of the property for the purpose of correcting the violation, and that the effort to correct was made in good faith.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2018–2019 · leading case: Cent. Hous. Assocs., LP v. Olson, 929 N.W.2d 398 (Minn. 2019).

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Cent. Hous. Assocs., LP v. Olson, 929 N.W.2d 398 (Minn. 2019). · cites it 8× “Section 504B.415 also uses the word complaint in the sense of a formal proceeding and provides that "[i]t is a sufficient defense to a complaint under section 504B.”

Cent. Hous. Assocs., LP v. Olson, 910 N.W.2d 485 (Minn. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “Minn. Stat. § 504B.415 (2016). Another section allows the court to take certain action "if the court finds that the complaint in section 504B.”

— Minn. Stat. § 504B.415(1) — 1 case

Cent. Hous. Assocs., LP v. Olson, 929 N.W.2d 398 (Minn. 2019). “Section 504B.415 also uses the word complaint in the sense of a formal proceeding and provides that "[i]t is a sufficient defense to a complaint under section 504B.”

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