Housing Law Links
Larry McDonough
Poverty Law and Housing Law in Minnesota 
January 23, 2025

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I.	FAVORITES	

II.	GENERAL	

III.	MINNESOTA STATE AND LOCAL LAW AND AGENCIES	

	A.	Statutes, Rules and Ordinances	

		1.	Statutes	

		2.	Housing Court Rules	

		3.	Conciliation Court Statute and Rules	

		4.	Minnesota Court of Appeals and Supreme Court Rules 	

		5.	Ordinances	

		6.	Law Libraries	

	B.	Courts and Court Records	

	C.	Case Investigation: Federal, State and Local Agencies and Companies	

	D.	Criminal Records	

		1.	History Searches	

		2.	Expungement	

	E.	Referrals	

IV.	FEDERAL LAW	

V.	OTHER STATES	

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Housing Law in Minnesota 

Part of a course taught at the University of Minnesota School of Law by Larry McDonough and Monica Bogucki.  The site contains manuals, updates and forms, and slide shows by Larry McDonough, Drew Schaffer and other housing law experts.

Court Records: 

 	Minnesota Trial Court Public Access (MPA) Remote View (various search parameters) 

 	Minnesota Court Records Online (MCRO) 

Minnesota Secretary of State

Search for whether business trade names are registered 

Hennepin County Property Information Search

Minneapolis Address Search

Owner, permits and rental licensing status

St. Paul Safety & Inspections (DSI) Online

Table of landlord licensing requirements in Hennepin County (in the process of updating)

Minn. Stat. Ch. 504B: Landlord and Tenant

Housing Court Rules for the Second and Fourth Districts (Ramsey and Hennepin Counties)
Minn. Gen. R. Prac. Title VII, §§ 600 et. Seq.

 	Court Website 

 	Minnesota Office of Revisor of Statutes 

 	Court Index to Rules 

Law Help

Answers to legal questions, finding legal aid offices, and court information.

Tenants’ Rights in Minnesota (Law Help) 

												
Housing Law in Minnesota 

Part of a course taught at the University of Minnesota School of Law by Larry McDonough and Monica Bogucki.  The site contains manuals, updates and forms, and slide shows by Larry McDonough, Drew Schaffer and other housing law experts.

HOME Line 

Housing advocacy, advice, and resources

Pro Justice

Includes all housing materials available through the Housing Law Institute, including the Residential Eviction Defense in Minnesota by Larry McDonough, scanned unreported decisions, forms, and instructions.  After registering (if you have not done so already), go to Civil Law, Library, Housing, and Eviction Defense.

Wiki Version of Residential Eviction Defense in Minnesota by Larry McDonough
 A wiki revision that include direct links to PDFs of the unpublished decisions as well as statutes and appellate cases.

Law Help

Answers to legal questions, finding legal aid offices, and court information.

Birnberg Legal Website

Paul Birnberg’s housing law articles

MN Housing Law Resources
 
Erik Williamsen’s collection of  Admin Plans, Guidebooks, and other Docs for Housing Attorneys in Hennepin County.

Legal Services State Support (LSSS), formerly Minnesota Legal Services Coalition (MLSC)

Support center for legal services offices. Includes education materials, research links, guide to legal services offices, and training.

Minnesota Statutes and Session Laws Minnesota Legislature

You search by subject, statute, or chapter.  For instance, you can down load or save entire chapters to keep on your computer, such as 504B (primary landlord-tenant chapter), 327C (manufactured and mobile home park tenancies), and 484 (courts, containing the expungement statute).

Minn. Stat. Ch. 504B: Landlord and Tenant

Minn. Stat. Ch. 327C: Manufactured Home Park Lot Rentals

Minnesota Statutes Archive
Minnesota Statutes from 1851 on

Housing Court Rules for the Second and Fourth Districts (Ramsey and Hennepin Counties)
Minn. Gen. R. Prac. Title VII, §§ 600 et. Seq.

 	Court Website 

 	Minnesota Office of Revisor of Statutes 

 	Court Index to Rules 

Conciliation Court Statutes and Rules

 	Minn. Stat. Ch. 491A 

 	Minn. Gen. R. Prac. Title XI 

Law Help

Court information

Conciliation Court forms

Minnesota Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances

 	Complete 

 	Title 12: Housing 

St. Paul Code of Ordinances

 	Complete 

 	Part II, Title VI: Building and Housing 

Ordinances of Other Minnesota Cities

 	MuniCode 

 	Minnesota Law Library 

Minnesota District Court:

 	NO LONGER AVAILABLE: Minnesota Trial Court Public Access (MPA) Remote View (various search parameters) 

 	Minnesota Court Records Online (MCRO) 

 	Minnesota District Court E-filing  

Minnesota Appellate Courts:

 	 Public Access site for the Minnesota Appellate Courts Case Management System, known as P-MACS 

 	Minnesota Appellate Court E-filing 

Minnesota State Law Library

 	Home 

 	Appellate Decisions and Briefs 

Links to courts throughout the state

Housing Courts:

 	Hennepin County (Fourth District) Housing Court 

 	Ramsey County (Second District) Housing Court 

 	Housing Court forms 

Conciliation Court forms

Self-Help Center for Minnesota District Courts

Court Interpreter Program 

Minnesota Secretary of State

Search for whether business trade names are registered 

Hennepin County Property Information Search

Minneapolis Address Search

Owner, permits and rental licensing status

St. Paul Safety & Inspections (DSI) Online

Ramsey County Property and Tax Information 

Table of landlord licensing requirements in Hennepin County

Local government web sites list

Hennepin County Sheriff Foreclosure Listings

Finding Parties: United States Postal Service, Request for Change of Address or Boxholder Information Needed For Service of Legal Process

 	Article: Methods and Procedures for Requesting Change of Address and Boxholder Information from the United States Postal Service, By Dean A. Beers, CLI 

 	Form: Request for Change of Address or Boxholder Information Needed For Service of Legal Process 

Utilities

 	Xcel Energy 

 	Center Point Energy 

Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension 

Minnesota Vine Link Search

Attorney General 

Courts

Law Help Minnesota 

Restoration of Rights Project - manual

Housing Law in Minnesota and Poverty Law Referral List

 	HTML 

 	PDF 

Law Help
 
Answers to legal questions, finding legal aid offices, and court information

Mid-Minnesota Legal Assistance 

Advice and representation in Hennepin County and Central Minnesota 

Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services

Advice and representation in Ramsey County and Southern Minnesota 
Volunteer Lawyers Network

Pro bono support in Hennepin County

HOME Line

Phone hotline and organizing and policy advocacy throughout Minnesota 

University Student Legal Service 

Advice and representation for University of Minnesota students

Hennepin County Human Services Cash Assistance, Emergency Assistance, Food Support, and Health Care

Ramsey County Financial Assistance Services Department 

City of Minneapolis Government Agencies
 
Visit website or call 311 for housing inspections and other Minneapolis city offices

United Way 211

Call 211™ or 651-291-0211
State-wide list of community resources, like financial assistance, housing assistance, shelters, and food shelf locations

Renters tax refund 

Tenants may be eligible for a property tax refund based on household income and on the property taxes paid on the residence

HousingLink

Affordable rental housing information for the Twin Cities and selected regions of Minnesota. 

Minnesota Standard Residential Lease (Apartment) (RPF-41) (2000, Revised 2011)

By the Residential Real Estate Committee, Real Property Section of the Minnesota State Bar Association

List of Notaries from the Secretary of State

The Minnesota Attorney General's Office 

 	Landlords and Tenants Rights and Responsibilities 

 	The Manufactured Home Parks Handbook 

F. Fuchs, Overview of Public Housing, HUD Federally Subsidized Housing, and Section 8 Housing Voucher Programs (2002) 

L. Krisher & S. Reif, Housing Programs Unique to Rural Areas (2002)

L. McDonough and M. McCreight, Wait a Minute Slowing Down Criminal Activity Eviction Cases to Find the Truth, 41 Clearinghouse Review 55 (May/June 2007)

National Housing Law Project (NHLP)

Public and subsidized housing law developments 

HUD Housing Programs: Tenants' Rights

The NHLP’s definitive treatise on the laws governing HUD's housing programs.

HUD Clips

HUD manuals, regulations and notices 

Housing and Urban Development Department (HUD)

Department of Agriculture,   Rural Development Housing & Community Facilities Programs 

Listing of Subsidized Housing Projects

 	Minnesota Low Income Housing  List of low income apartments in Minnesota along with non profit organizations that help with low income housing along with HUD apartments, public housing apartments, public housing authorities, and housing assistance agencies. 

 	HUD Property Search for §8 Subsidized Projects 

 	HUD Property Search for §202 Elderly Housing Subsidized Projects 

 	National Housing Preservation Database, created by the Public and Affordable Housing Research Corporation (PAHRC) and the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC). 

Law Help

Answers to legal questions, finding legal aid offices, and court information.

National Center on Poverty Law

Publisher of Clearinghouse Review, a national law journal on poverty law

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Permission granted for educational and pro bono purposes