2025 Session
Last amended: 1999 session
§ 504B.131 — Rent Liability; Uninhabitable Buildings
Plain-Language Summary
If a rental building is destroyed or becomes unlivable through no fault of the tenant, the tenant may move out and stop paying rent. The tenant cannot be forced to waive this right except as limited by the landlord's duty to maintain the property under section 504B.161.
504B.131 RENT LIABILITY; UNINHABITABLE BUILDINGS.
A tenant or occupant of a building that is destroyed or becomes uninhabitable or unfit for occupancy through no fault or neglect of the tenant or occupant may vacate and surrender such a building. A tenant or occupant may expressly agree otherwise except as prohibited by section 504B.161.
History:
History: History:
1999 c 199 art 1 s 7
Practical Notes
This matters if your apartment has a fire, flood, or other damage that makes it unsafe to live in – you can leave without owing more rent.