Minnesota
For Minnesota, presumption period is 90 days; what the presumption does is the burden of proving that the notice to quit was not served in whole or part for a retaliatory purpose shall rest with the plaintiff; example of a protected activity is the alleged termination was intended in whole or part as a penalty for the defendant's good faith report to a governmental authority of the plaintiff's violation of a health, safety, housing, or building code or ordinance; statute is Minn. Stat. 504B.285, subd. 2, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.
- State
- Minnesota our reading
- Presumption period
- 90 days verified
- What the presumption does
- the burden of proving that the notice to quit was not served in whole or part for a retaliatory purpose shall rest with the plaintiff verified
- Example of a protected activity
- the alleged termination was intended in whole or part as a penalty for the defendant's good faith report to a governmental authority of the plaintiff's violation of a health, safety, housing, or building code or ordinance verified
- Statute
- Minn. Stat. 504B.285, subd. 2 our reading
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What the source says
If the notice to quit was served within 90 days of the date of an act of the tenant coming within the terms of clause (1) or (2) the burden of proving that the notice to quit was not served in whole or part for a retaliatory purpose shall rest with the plaintiff.
— revisor.mn.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
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Example of a protected activity
(2) the alleged termination was intended in whole or part as a penalty for the defendant's good faith report to a governmental authority of the plaintiff's violation of a health, safety, housing, or building code or ordinance.
— all from revisor.mn.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
Source
- revisor.mn.govhttps://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/504B.285