LOCAL RULES: MINN. STAT. 504B.211

Minnesota notice of entry requirements

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  • 24 hours' notice with a time window, entry 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Entered without notice while the tenant was out: leave a written note inside
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Minnesota's tenant privacy law, section 504B.211, requires a reasonable business purpose and a good faith effort at 24 hours' notice, with a time or window of entry between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. A landlord who enters without notice while the tenant is out leaves a written note inside. Here is each rule with a link to the statute.

Last reviewed October 26, 2026 against the official sources listed below.

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Notice period and entry times

WhatWhenRule
Notice givenNovember 2, 2026 (attached to the door)Minn. Stat. s. 504B.211, subd. 2
Earliest lawful entry without the tenant's consentNovember 3, 2026, at or after the time of day the notice was given (24 hours later)Minn. Stat. s. 504B.211, subd. 2
Planned entryNovember 4, 2026: after the notice periodMinn. Stat. s. 504B.211, subd. 2
Hours of entryBetween 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., unless the landlord and tenant agree to an earlier or later timeMinn. Stat. s. 504B.211, subd. 2
What the notice must sayA good faith effort to give at least 24 hours' notice, for a reasonable business purpose, with a time or anticipated window of entryMinn. Stat. s. 504B.211, subd. 2

Emergencies, an abandoned unit and the tenant's consent at the time of entry follow their own rules (listed on this page). A lease may give the tenant more notice; check it.

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What Minnesota requires

  • The privacy rules bind the landlord and the landlord's agent or anyone acting under the landlord's direction; a landlord includes an owner, contract for deed vendee, receiver, executor, trustee, lessee, agent or other person controlling the rental propertyMinn. Stat. s. 504B.211, subd. 1 ยท Minn. Stat. s. 504B.001, subd. 7
  • A landlord may enter only for a reasonable business purpose and after a good faith effort to give reasonable notice of not less than 24 hours; the notice gives a time or anticipated window, entry is between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. unless both agree otherwise, and the right to notice cannot be waived as a lease conditionMinn. Stat. s. 504B.211, subd. 2
  • Reasonable business purposes include showings to prospective tenants or buyers or an insurer, maintenance work, code inspections by officials, a disturbance or a reasonably suspected lease violation in the unit, senior housing housekeeping, a suspected unlawful occupant, and a vacated unitMinn. Stat. s. 504B.211, subd. 3
  • Without notice, the landlord may enter when immediate entry is reasonably necessary to prevent injury to people or property, to check a tenant's safety, or to comply with local ordinances on unlawful activityMinn. Stat. s. 504B.211, subd. 4
  • If the landlord enters without prior notice while the tenant is away, the landlord leaves a written disclosure of the entry in a conspicuous place in the unitMinn. Stat. s. 504B.211, subd. 5
  • A violation can bring a rent reduction up to rescission of the lease, recovery of the damage deposit, a civil penalty of up to 500 dollars for each violation and reasonable attorney feesMinn. Stat. s. 504B.211, subd. 6

Purpose, 24 hours and a window

Entry needs a reasonable business purpose, such as maintenance, a showing, a code inspection, a disturbance or a suspected lease violation. Make a good faith effort to give at least 24 hours' notice naming a time or window, and enter between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. unless you both agree otherwise. A lease cannot make the tenant give up this notice.

Immediate entry and the written disclosure

To prevent injury to people or property, check on a tenant's safety, or comply with local unlawful-activity ordinances, a landlord can enter without notice. If nobody is home, leave a written disclosure of the entry where the tenant will see it.

Penalties

Violations can cost a rent reduction up to canceling the lease, the damage deposit, up to 500 dollars per violation and attorney fees.

Common mistakes

  • A notice with no time or window.
  • Entering after 8 p.m. without the tenant's agreement.
  • Entering without notice and leaving no written disclosure.
  • Putting a waiver of notice in the lease.

Sources

Last reviewed October 26, 2026. Next review due January 26, 2027. This page explains published rules to help you write your report. It is not legal advice; the official text linked above governs.