Within 90 days after your complaint, the landlord must prove it wasn't payback.
From Saint Paul Legis. Code § 193A.07(h), read Oct 6, 2026.Show the law
“a residential tenant may not be evicted, nor may the residential tenant's obligations under a lease be increased or the services decreased, if the eviction or increase of obligations or decrease of services is intended as a penalty for the residential tenant's or housing-related neighborhood organization's complaint of a violation …”
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Every rule here, word for word (3)
State law applies here too. Where both cover a rental, the stricter city rule usually wins; each rule below says so.
Saint Paul lawIn force
Saint Paul rent stabilization retaliation protection
Can my landlord make me move out?
Not for payback after a complaint.
Within 90 days after your complaint, the landlord must prove it wasn't payback.
Who it covers
Covers: State law controls to the extent it differs.
Exemptions: Units excluded from the definition of residential rental unit.
In force since
Jan 1, 2023
Enacted
Sep 21, 2022
The law, word for word
“a residential tenant may not be evicted, nor may the residential tenant's obligations under a lease be increased or the services decreased, if the eviction or increase of obligations or decrease of services is intended as a penalty for the residential tenant's or housing-related neighborhood organization's complaint of a violation …”
Saint Paul Legis. Code § 193A.07(h) · library.municode.com · Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
Minnesota lawIn force
Terminating Tenancy at Will (written notice)
Can my landlord make me move out?
No reason needed, just written notice.
Notice must be at least the rent interval or 3 months, whichever is less.
Who it covers
Covers: Applies only to tenancies at will, not fixed-term leases.
In force since
1999
The law, word for word
“A tenancy at will may be terminated by either party by giving notice in writing. The time of the notice must be at least as long as the interval between the time rent is due or three months, whichever is less …”
Minnesota eviction actions: grounds, retaliation defense, foreclosure and contract-for-deed notice
Can my landlord make me move out?
Only on listed grounds, not for revenge.
Foreclosed-property renters get at least 90 days' written notice to vacate.
In force since
1999
The law, word for word
“It is a defense to an action for recovery of premises following the alleged termination of a tenancy by notice to quit for the defendant to prove by a fair preponderance of the evidence that:”