2025 Session
Last amended: 1999 session
§ 504B.121 — Tenant May Not Deny Title; Exception
Plain-Language Summary
A tenant who is renting property under a valid lease generally cannot challenge the landlord's ownership of the property in court. The exception is if the tenant had an ownership claim to the property before signing the lease.
504B.121 TENANT MAY NOT DENY TITLE; EXCEPTION.
A tenant in possession of real property under a lawful lease may not deny the landlord’s title in an action brought by the landlord to recover possession of the property. This prohibition does not apply to a tenant who, prior to entering into the lease, possessed the property under a claim of title that was adverse or hostile to that of the landlord.
History:
History: History:
1999 c 199 art 1 s 5
Practical Notes
This is a legal rule that mostly comes up in eviction cases where a tenant tries to argue the landlord does not actually own the property.