Required Disclosure of Prohibition from Pet Fees for Support Animals Among Several Landlord Tenant Law Changes to Take Effect Jan. 1

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Bobbie Guidry

Effective Jan. 1, 2025, if your facility charges pet fees or deposits, your rental lease or contract will be required to disclose that these fees or charges are prohibited for, and do not apply to, service and support animals.

The language change to 504B.113, subdivision 3, states that a landlord must not require a tenant with a reasonable accommodation to pay an additional fee, charge or deposit for the service or support animal, and the landlord must disclose in the lease the prohibition on additional fees, charges, or deposits for service or support animals if a landlord requires an additional fee, charge, or deposit pursuant to a pet policy.

Tenant/Resident Rights

Additionally, a tenant/resident may bring an action to recover any fees, charges, or deposits paid to a landlord pursuant to a pet policy if:

1. The landlord fails to provide the disclosure required; and
2. the tenant/resident demonstrates that the tenant/resident would have requested a reasonable accommodation and would likely have received a reasonable accommodation had the landlord provided the disclosure.

For additional information on changes to Landlord Tenant Laws effective January 1, see the LeadingAge Minnesota 2024 Legislative Report – available to members on our Resources webpage.