MN - when does deposit statement "countdown" start when abondoned

[David Wiebelhaus]

Hi,

My lease has a 60 day notice clause in my MN lease. I gave a tenant their notice about 75 days in advance. However, I didn't receive rent for the current month. I decided to stop by to try & talk to remind them that they had to pay before I was going to file for eviction. When I turned up to the property, no one answered and LOTS of trash was at the curb. I tried texting/calling the tenant (only communication source I have) and the number was out of service. I later went inside and saw that only garbage was left and keys were on the counter. I'm not sure when exactly they moved out, but the next door neighbor said they saw a U-haul the weekend before I came over.

Minneosta has a clause that the deposit statement must be sent out 21 days after the lease ends. Since the tenant abandoned the lease, when does that statement need to be sent? The damages far exceed the deposit, but I will be leaving on vacation and so things will be tight to get all of the estimates/bids to fix everything. Does anyone know when the clock starts ticking on that 21 day clock? Is it when I discover it is abandoned?

Relevant MN statute is here: https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/statutes/?id=504B.178  Subd 3