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House bill would require cities to give landlords the attorney general's landlord-tenant guide when issuing rental licenses
Summary
Committee adopted an amendment and referred House File 1471 to the general register after the author and tenant advocates said the measure would improve landlord awareness of tenant rights with minimal administrative burden.
House File 1471, introduced by Representative Mamani Hiltzley, would require a city, statutory city, or town that issues or renews a rental license, certificate of occupancy or similar permit to provide the landlord a physical copy or a digital link to the Minnesota attorney general's landlord-tenant handbook. The committee adopted the A-1 amendment placing the bill in the shape the author preferred, then approved a motion to refer the bill to the general register.
Representative Mamani Hiltzley told the committee she calls the measure "the let's make sure landlords read the…
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