Minnesota notice periods
A Minnesota landlord must give 30 days’ written notice to end a month-to-month tenancy, and the tenant must give the same. A rent increase needs 30 days’ notice. For nonpayment, the landlord must serve a 14-day notice to pay or quit before filing for eviction.
The Minnesota rules in detail
Tenancy at will: written notice at least as long as the interval between rent due dates, but never more than 3 months (so one month for monthly rent). Amended by 2023 c 52 art 19 s 97 (eff. Jan 1, 2024); applies equally to landlord and tenant. § 504B.147: a landlord's notice to quit or of rent increase may not be shorter than the notice the lease requires the tenant to give.
No statewide fixed rent-increase notice period in statute. § 504B.147 only requires the landlord's rent-increase notice to be at least as long as the tenant's lease notice-to-quit period; for a tenancy at will the rent-interval notice under § 504B.135 governs (30 days for monthly rent). Claims on secondary sites of a 60-day (10%+) / 30-day statewide rule are UNVERIFIED and were not found in Chapter 504B. Manufactured-home parks have a separate 60-day rule (§ 327C).
14 days. The tenant may cure by paying everything owed within the period; after that the landlord may file for eviction.
Serving the notice
- Notice must be in writing. Text messages and emails count only where the lease or statute allows electronic notice.
- The clock starts when the notice is delivered, not when it is written. Mailed notices usually add days; check the statute’s service rules.
- Termination notices generally take effect at the end of a rental period. Served mid-month, a 30-day notice ends the tenancy at the end of the next full month.
- A fixed-term lease ends on its own date; these periods apply to month-to-month tenancies and to tenancies that continued after a lease expired.
Related Minnesota rules
- Late fees: Late fee may not exceed 8% of the overdue rent payment and only if the written lease specifies when it is imposed; no statutory grace period. For housing-assistance tenancies the fee is computed only on the tenant's share (para. (c), added 2024 c 118 s 13). Late fee calculator.
- Security deposit: No statutory limit; returned Within three weeks (21 days) after termination of the tenancy and receipt of the tenant's mailing address or delivery instructions; 5 days if the tenant leaves because the building is condemned. Deposit rules.
- All rules on one page: Minnesota landlord and tenant law.
Frequently asked questions
How much notice does a landlord have to give a tenant to move out in Minnesota?
30 days’ written notice for a month-to-month tenancy. Tenancy at will: written notice at least as long as the interval between rent due dates, but never more than 3 months (so one month for monthly rent). Amended by 2023 c 52 art 19 s 97 (eff. Jan 1, 2024); applies equally to landlord and tenant. § 504B.147: a landlord's notice to quit or of rent increase may not be shorter than the notice the lease requires the tenant to give.
How much notice does a tenant have to give in Minnesota?
30 days’ written notice on a month-to-month tenancy. A fixed-term lease ends on its own date unless it says otherwise.
How much notice is required for a rent increase in Minnesota?
30 days. No statewide fixed rent-increase notice period in statute. § 504B.147 only requires the landlord's rent-increase notice to be at least as long as the tenant's lease notice-to-quit period; for a tenancy at will the rent-interval notice under § 504B.135 governs (30 days for monthly rent). Claims on secondary sites of a 60-day (10%+) / 30-day statewide rule are UNVERIFIED and were not found in Chapter 504B. Manufactured-home parks have a separate 60-day rule (§ 327C).
How long is a pay-or-quit notice in Minnesota?
14 days. The tenant can stop the eviction by paying the full amount within that time.
Does the notice have to end on the last day of the month?
In most states, yes: a termination notice on a periodic tenancy takes effect at the end of a rental period that is at least the required number of days after service. Serving on the 15th with a 30-day requirement typically ends the tenancy at the end of the following month, not 30 days later. The calculator shows both dates.