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Minnesota room rental agreement
Written for Minnesota law, checked September 24, 2026 General information, not legal advice
Rentari offers a general room-rental agreement form, but it is not tailored to Minnesota or every local rule. Review the room, shared spaces, occupancy requirements, and applicable Minnesota and city rules before using a form. The state table below covers selected deposit and entry rules, not every room-rental requirement.
Minnesota rules that apply
- Entry notice
- 24 hours
- at least, with entry between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. unless agreed
- Minn. Stat. § 504B.211, subd. 2
Security deposit limit
Not set by statuteMinnesota does not cap the amount of a security deposit. The deposit rules cover any money that secures the tenant's performance under the rental agreement, except a deposit that is only rent paid in advance.
Minn. Stat. § 504B.178, subd. 1
More detail (4)
- A payment taken from a prospective tenant before a rental agreement is signed (other than a reasonable screening fee) needs a conspicuous written agreement stating when it will be returned and that it will be returned within seven days after that happens. Minn. Stat. § 504B.175, subd. 2
- If the parties do sign a rental agreement, that prelease payment must be applied to the tenant's security deposit or rent. Minn. Stat. § 504B.175, subd. 3
- A landlord who breaks the prelease deposit rules owes the payer the amount paid plus half of that amount as a penalty. Minn. Stat. § 504B.175, subd. 4
- The City's Minneapolis guidance limits the deposit to one month's rent. If more than one month's rent is collected upfront, the deposit cap drops to half a month's rent, and the tenant may pay it over three months. City of Minneapolis: renter rights guidance
The Rentari Minnesota lease states the deposit amount and says Minnesota sets no statewide cap on it.
Landlord entry
Enter a tenant's home only for a reasonable business purpose and after a good faith effort to give reasonable notice of at least 24 hours. The notice must give a time or window for the entry, and you may enter only between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. unless the tenant agrees to another time. The tenant may allow shorter notice, but you cannot require the tenant to waive notice as a condition of the lease.
Minn. Stat. § 504B.211, subd. 2
More detail (5)
- Reasonable business purposes include showing the unit to prospective tenants near the end of the lease or after the tenant gives notice, showing it to a buyer or insurer, maintenance, code inspections, a disturbance, a reasonable belief of a lease violation or of an unauthorized occupant, and a unit the tenant has vacated. Minn. Stat. § 504B.211, subd. 3
- You may enter without notice only if you reasonably suspect immediate entry is needed to prevent injury to people or property, to check on the tenant's safety, or to comply with local ordinances on unlawful activity in the unit. Minn. Stat. § 504B.211, subd. 4
- If you enter without notice while the tenant is out, leave a written disclosure of the entry in a conspicuous place in the home. Minn. Stat. § 504B.211, subd. 5
- A violation can cost a rent reduction up to cancelling the lease, return of the deposit less lawful deductions, a civil penalty of up to $500 per violation and attorney's fees. Minn. Stat. § 504B.211, subd. 6
- These rules do not apply in manufactured home parks. Minn. Stat. § 504B.211, subd. 7