Twin Cities Investing

[Christopher Lombardi]

I'm a PA and NJ investor and spend a lot of time in the twin cities with in laws.  I was considering getting started investing in Minnesota, and in Saint Paul in particular but was wondering what the laws are like regarding evictions.  How long does it usually take to get a non paying tenant out?  Also, are their any major laws or taxes that out of state investors may not be aware of?   I appreciate it.

Chris

[Tim Swierczek]

Hey @Christopher Lombardi,

Here are a few resources, St Paul is pretty easy on landlord laws they do require you take a 1-day landlord 101 class, which is often taught on weekends.  It's pretty basic but I was impressed at how good it was for a required class.  You can learn more about it here https://www.stpaul.gov/departments/safety-inspecti...

I have only dealt with 2 potential evictions so I wouldn't say I'm a pro with this question but from what I understood is that you can expect the process to take 3-4 weeks depending on the court schedule and the speed at which you can file.  My general impression was that its possible but not at all likely to turn it in less than a month.   I was told that judges will often give tenants longer to move in the Winter and my eviction was in December so that may skew my numbers a bit.

A few resources you should check out are:

MN State attorney general guidebook on Landlord-tenant law https://www.ag.state.mn.us/brochures/pubLandlordTe...

And my personal favorite MN Home Line .org's The landlord's guide to MN Law https://homelinemn.org/publications/landlordsguide...

Look me up next time you're in MN and we can meet for coffee

Cheers,

Tim