Eviction Moratorium in Minnesota

[Annie DiCenzo]

What is the current status of the eviction moratorium in Minnesota?  What, if any, protections do landlords have?

[James Hamling]

@Sanna Prescott apparently jealousy is still alive and well as @Daniel Anshus knows all too well I am far from "some random person", and I will leave that there. 

Sanna, no, it is not legal at all what tenant is doing and I hope you have that extortion attempt in writing from the tenant as that's solid gold, it is a criminal offense to be exact. 

If you google Gov. Walz Executive Orders you will find the gov. hosted website listing all of them. You will want to go through that list to find those relating to eviction moratorium. You will find a series of extensions but more importantly you will than located the actual Moratorium Order which states a property owner may serve a tenant a 7-day notice IF the owner requires to occupy the unit, or for immediate family member too owner, to address need of housing as in not occupying would cause exactly as you stated. 

If I were in your shoes, I'd send written notice notifying the date they MUST be out, that any extortion attempt WILL be meet by criminal complaint and charges AND advising they review gov. orders as this notice is official notice in compliance with gov. orders and if tenant is not vacated by ___ date police/court intervention will be made as well as suite filled for judgement on any/all associated costs incurred including court costs. 

I come down rather heavy handed when persons try playing such BS. I would also follow up via phone to confirm they received the notice, and to confirm move-out inspection, doing by phone is so I can best gauge how they will be acting in such as people feel more free to speak freely on phone than anything written. If I got any sense there going to still mess around at all, I'd next call my attorneys and get them going on fillings and putting in request to courts right than, no waiting until after the fact. 

You have to consider they already attempted extortion so what more/next may they attempt? And be proactive, make it clear your not a person to trifle with and will not let things go. No, it's not friendly but it's effective.