What is the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009, and Why Do Real...
Many real estate investors in the current market are focusing on properties in foreclosure. Many of these properties are rental properties which were lost by prior investor-owners when the interest...
View ArticleNew Laws for Minnesota Landlords
The residential landlord-tenant relationship in Minnesota is heavily regulated, and oftentimes in favor of tenants. Still, this most recent legislative session resulted in an unusually large number of...
View ArticleMinnesota Court of Appeals: Landlord Has No Duty to Supplant a Negligent Parent
A few weeks ago, one of my colleagues sent me a funny email entitled “dopey warning signs.” The gist of the story was how certain lawsuits led to seemingly obvious warning signs on products. For...
View ArticleMinnesota Court of Appeals Reins In City of Minneapolis
[NOTE: this post originally appeared on The Vanilla Shell on January 25, 2011]Ask any landlord within the City of Minneapolis what it’s like to do business there and you’re likely to get at least one...
View ArticleAcceptance of Part Payment of Rent: Real Estate Radio Hour Legal Minute,...
“Acceptance of less than the full amount of rent due from Tenant does not waive Owner’s right to evict Tenant for any past or existing violation of any term of this Lease.” The above-quoted language is...
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