Minnesota Retaliation Law: What Counts & the Presumption Window (2026)

What counts as retaliation, and the window where the law presumes it

At a glance

• Protection window: 90 days
• Governing authority: Minn. Stat. § 504B.441

Who this covers — and who it does not

This page covers landlord retaliation in Minnesota — what a landlord may not do after you exercise a protected right.

It does not cover commercial leases, or conduct outside the protected window described below.

What the law prohibits

Minn. Stat. § 504B.441 — 房东不得因租客（或住房邻里组织）投诉违规而惩罚：驱逐、增加义务、减服务均禁止。

Minn. Stat. § 504B.441 ↗

The protection window

For 90 days after a protected act, certain landlord actions are presumed retaliatory.

504B.441：投诉后 90 天内发生驱逐/涨租/减服务的，举证责任在房东（证明非报复）；90 天后举证责任转由租客承担。

Minn. Stat. § 504B.441 ↗

Protected activities

What a landlord may not do

Burden of proof

投诉后 90 天内负向行为，举证责任在房东；90 天后在租客。

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Remedies

Exemptions and limits

法院认定投诉非善意（not in good faith）的，不产生 90 天举证责任转移。

Minn. Stat. § 504B.441 ↗

Sources and how to verify them

Every figure on this page comes from the official text or a state court opinion, not from a summary. The table below lists each provision used and the date it was last checked.

Statute	Last verified	Source
Minn. Stat. § 504B.441	2026-10-16	official text ↗

Where the official text and a secondary summary disagree, this page follows the official text and says so. Where a provision admits of more than one reading, that is flagged rather than smoothed over.

When you need a lawyer instead of a tool

A self-help guide is the right starting point for understanding your position. Get legal help if:

• You have received an eviction notice — the timeline is now court-driven
• The dispute involves discrimination, unsafe conditions or retaliation
• Your landlord has filed anything in court already
• You are unsure whether a local ordinance changes the state rule

Local legal aid organisations and tenant unions offer free help for qualifying cases. They are independent of this site — we list them because they are the right place to go, not because they link here.

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