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		<title>Minnesota’s New Independent Contractor Test for Construction Workers Goes Into Effect March 1</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Elle Lannon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2025 17:02:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Effective March 1, 2025, Minnesota workers in the construction industry who provide commercial or residential building construction or improvement services must satisfy a 14-factor test – instead of the previous 9-factor test – to be considered independent contractors and therefore exempt from various wage and hour requirements. To be considered an independent contractor, an individual...</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Effective March 1, 2025, Minnesota workers in the construction industry who provide commercial or residential building construction or improvement services must satisfy a 14-factor test – instead of the previous 9-factor test – to be considered independent contractors and therefore exempt from various wage and hour requirements. To be considered an independent contractor, an individual operating as a business entity must ensure all of the following requirements are met at the time services are provided or performed:</p>
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<li>was established and maintained separately from and independently of the person for whom the services were provided or performed;</li>
<li>owns, rents, or leases equipment, tools, vehicles, materials, supplies, office space, or other facilities that are used by the business entity to provide or perform building construction or improvement services;</li>
<li>provides or performs, or offers to provide or perform, the same or similar building construction or improvement services for multiple persons or the general public;</li>
<li>is in compliance with all of the following:</li>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;">holds a federal employer identification number if required by federal law;</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;">holds a Minnesota tax identification number if required by Minnesota law;</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;">has received and retained 1099 forms for income received for building construction or improvement services provided or performed, if required by Minnesota or federal law;</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;">has filed business or self-employment income tax returns, including estimated tax filings, with the federal Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Revenue, as the business entity or as a self-employed individual reporting income earned, for providing or performing building construction or improvement services, if any, in the previous 12 months; and</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;">has completed and provided a W-9 federal income tax form to the person for whom the services were provided or performed if required by federal law;</li>
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<li>is in good standing as defined by section 5.26, if applicable;</li>
<li>has a Minnesota unemployment insurance account if required by chapter 268;</li>
<li>has obtained required workers&#8217; compensation insurance coverage if required by chapter 176;</li>
<li>holds current business licenses, registrations, and certifications if required by chapter 326B and sections 327.31 to 327.36;</li>
<li>is operating under a written contract to provide or perform the specific services for the person that:</li>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;">is signed and dated by both an authorized representative of the business entity and of the person for whom the services are being provided or performed;</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;">is fully executed no later than 30 days after the date work commences;</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;">identifies the specific services to be provided or performed under the contract;</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;">provides for compensation from the person for the services provided or performed under the contract on a commission or per-job or competitive bid basis and not on any other basis; and</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;">the requirements of item (ii) shall not apply to change orders.</li>
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<li>submits invoices and receives payments for completion of the specific services provided or performed under the written proposal, contract, or change order in the name of the business entity. Payments made in cash do not meet this requirement;</li>
<li>the terms of the written proposal, contract, or change order provide the business entity control over the means of providing or performing the specific services, and the business entity in fact controls the provision or performance of the specific services;</li>
<li>incurs the main expenses and costs related to providing or performing the specific services under the written proposal, contract, or change order;</li>
<li>is responsible for the completion of the specific services to be provided or performed under the written proposal, contract, or change order and is responsible, as provided under the written proposal, contract, or change order, for failure to complete the specific services; and</li>
<li>may realize additional profit or suffer a loss, if costs and expenses to provide or perform the specific services under the written proposal, contract, or change order are less than or greater than the compensation provided under the written proposal, contract, or change order.</li>
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<p><em>See</em> Minnesota Statute § 181.723, subd. 4. Many of these new factors are similar to the previous 9-factor test. However, some of the more significant changes to note include insurance, licensure, and contract requirements – all of which may impact some of your worker classifications.</p>
<p>Compliance with this law is paramount to avoiding significant penalties. A business that misclassifies employees as independent contractors may face the following penalties: (1) compensatory damages to the worker, (2) a penalty of up to $10,000 per worker that the employer failed to properly classify as an employee, (3) a penalty of up to $10,000 for each failure to properly classifying a worker as an employee under the applicable local, state, or federal law; failure to disclosure  a worker as an employee when required to do so; and requirement or request that an individual enter into an agreement that misclassifies, misrepresents, or treats the person as an independent contract; and (4) a penalty of $1,000 for each instance of obstructing the MNDOLI’s investigations into alleged worker misclassification violations. Further, individual owners, officers, or agents who knowingly or repeatedly engage in any of the prohibited activities may also be held individually liable under the new law.</p>
<p>In light of this new 14-factor test, it is important for Minnesota employers in the construction industry to evaluate whether they are properly classifying their independent contractors and employees under state law.</p>
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		<title>FinCEN Pauses Enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Felhaber Larson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2025 21:36:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The March 21, 2025, beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting deadline (reset last week) under to the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is no longer in effect. On February 27, 2025, the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) reversed course and announced that it will not issue any fines or penalties or take any enforcement actions...</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">The March 21, 2025, beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting deadline (reset last week) under to the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is no longer in effect.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">On February 27, 2025, the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) reversed course and announced that it will not issue any fines or penalties or take any enforcement actions against any reporting companies that fail to file or update BOI reports pursuant to the CTA.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In its press release, FinCEN states that, no later than March 21, 2025, it intends to issue an interim final rule that extends BOI reporting deadlines. FinCEN also intends to solicit public comment on potential revisions to the existing BOI reporting requirements and plans to propose new rules later this year that will likely affect not only the timing for reporting but the content of the reporting requirements.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Until a forthcoming interim final rule becomes effective, reporting companies may safely pause their compliance with the CTA.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Felhaber will continue to closely monitor any developments regarding this matter.</p>
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		<title>Corporate Transparency Act Reporting Requirements Reinstated</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Felhaber Larson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2025 14:12:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>On February 18, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in Smith, et al. v. U.S. Department of the Treasury, et al., 6:24-cv-00336 (E.D. Tex.) stayed the nationwide preliminary injunction on the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”). Accordingly, the beneficial ownership information (“BOI”) reporting requirements under the CTA are...</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">On February 18, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in S<em>mith, et al. v. U.S. Department of the Treasury, et al.</em>, 6:24-cv-00336 (E.D. Tex.) stayed the nationwide preliminary injunction on the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”). Accordingly, the beneficial ownership information (“BOI”) reporting requirements under the CTA are once again back in effect and are mandatory.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In a statement released the same day, the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) acknowledged that reporting companies may need additional time to comply with the BOI reporting obligations. As a result, FinCEN is generally extending the deadline 30 calendar days from February 19, 2025.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">For most reporting companies, the new deadline to file an initial, updated, and/or corrected BOI report is <strong><u>March 21, 2025</u></strong>. Going forward, any reporting companies formed or registered after February 19, 2025, must file a BOI report within 30 days of formation or registration.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">FinCEN also noted in its announcement that it will “assess its options to further modify deadlines” and “intends to initiate a process this year to revise the BOI reporting rule to reduce burden for lower-risk entities, including many U.S. small businesses.” Although no details regarding any proposed changes to the BOI reporting requirements have been released, reporting companies should be on the lookout for further updates from FinCEN.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Felhaber will continue to closely monitor any developments regarding this matter.</p>
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		<title>Supreme Court Stays Injunction of the Corporate Transparency Act</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kali P. Dahlquist]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2025 21:40:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>On January 23, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an order allowing the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) which requires reporting companies to disclose beneficial ownership information to the Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”). This decision comes after the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued...</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">On January 23, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an order allowing the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) which requires reporting companies to disclose beneficial ownership information to the Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”).</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">This decision comes after the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction last month that temporarily prohibited enforcement of the CTA. After a series of conflicting decisions issued by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals at the end of December 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice asked the Supreme Court to intervene.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The case now returns to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, which according to the briefing schedule previously set, will hear oral arguments on March 25, 2025.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Reporting companies will (again) be required to submit beneficial ownership information reports to FinCEN; however, the Supreme Court’s order does not provide guidance on a new deadline for the beneficial ownership information reporting. FinCEN will likely issue revised compliance deadlines shortly.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Felhaber will continue to closely monitor any developments regarding this matter.</p>
<p><strong>UPDATE</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Despite the Supreme Court’s action on January 23, 2025, in <em>Texas Top Cop Shop</em>, FinCEN has confirmed that reporting companies are not currently required to file beneficial ownership information with FinCEN and are not subject to liability if they fail to do so because a separate nationwide order issued by a different federal judge in Texas (<em>Smith v. U.S. Department of the Treasury</em>) remains in place.</p>
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		<title>Corporate Transparency Act Whiplash</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kali P. Dahlquist]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Dec 2024 15:02:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Earlier this month, in the case of Texas Top Shop, Inc., et al. v. Garland, et al., a nationwide preliminary injunction went into effect that temporarily halted enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) and put the Beneficial Ownership Information (“BOI”) reporting requirements on hold. On December 23, 2024, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court...</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">Earlier this month, in the case of <em>Texas Top Shop, Inc., et al. v. Garland, et al.</em>, a nationwide preliminary injunction went into effect that temporarily halted enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) and put the Beneficial Ownership Information (“BOI”) reporting requirements on hold.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">On December 23, 2024, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals stayed the nationwide preliminary injunction, effectively reinstating the CTA and its BOI reporting requirements. Accordingly, reporting companies were briefly required once again to file BOI reports under the CTA. Shortly after the December 23 order, the Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) extended certain reporting deadlines to January 13, 2025.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">However, three days later, on December 26, 2024, a Fifth Circuit panel reinstated the nationwide preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of the CTA “in order to preserve the constitutional status quo while the merits panel considers the parties’ weighty substantive arguments.” FinCEN has yet to release a statement addressing the Fifth Circuit panel’s December 26 order.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Bottom Line: As a result of the Fifth Circuit decisions, the enforcement of the CTA has again been halted, at least temporarily while the current appeal is considered on its merits by the Fifth Circuit.  This appeal has been expedited, and the Fifth Circuit will issue a briefing schedule shortly.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Felhaber will continue to closely monitor any developments regarding this matter.</p>
<h2><strong>Update.</strong></h2>
<p>FinCEN  has confirmed on its website that reporting companies are “not currently required to file beneficial ownership information with FinCEN and are not subject to liability if they fail to do so while the order remains in force. However, reporting companies may continue to voluntarily submit beneficial ownership information reports.”</p>
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		<title>Preliminary Injunction Issued Against Enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kali P. Dahlquist]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2024 21:17:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>On December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction temporarily prohibiting enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) and staying its Beneficial Ownership Information (“BOI”) reporting requirements. Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc., et al. v. Garland, et al., Case No. 4:24-cv-00478. Although the Court has...</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">On December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction temporarily prohibiting enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) and staying its Beneficial Ownership Information (“BOI”) reporting requirements. <em>Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc., et al. v. Garland, et al.,</em> Case No. 4:24-cv-00478.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Although the Court has not made an affirmative finding that the CTA and its reporting requirements are contrary to law, the Court determined that the CTA and its reporting rules are <em>likely</em> unconstitutional as outside of Congress’s power.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Under the CTA, reporting companies (entities formed or registered to do business in the United States and not subject to an exemption) were required to file a BOI report with the Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”).  For reporting companies created prior to January 1, 2024, the reporting deadline was January 1, 2025.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">As a result of the Court’s decision, FinCEN is temporarily prohibited from enforcing the CTA, including any of the CTA’s penalties for noncompliance, until a final determination is made regarding the constitutionality of the law. Accordingly, reporting companies are not required to comply with the CTA’s January 1, 2025, BOI reporting deadline until further order of the Court.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">FinCEN has issued a statement on its website addressing the impact of the ongoing litigation to clarify that “reporting companies are not currently required to file beneficial ownership information with FinCEN and are not subject to liability if they fail to do so while the order remains in force. However, reporting companies may continue to voluntarily submit beneficial ownership information reports.”</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">On December 5, 2024, the Department of Justice, on behalf of the Department of Treasury, filed a Notice of Appeal to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. If the preliminary injunction order is successfully appealed, reporting companies should be prepared to resume compliance with the CTA and its BOI reporting requirements.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Felhaber will continue to closely monitor any developments regarding this matter.</p>
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		<title>Landlords Beware:  MN Landlord Tenant Law Update</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lauren Janochoski]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2023 19:19:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Following this past legislative session, numerous and significant changes will take place in Minnesota landlord-tenant law, most of which become effective on January 1, 2024. These updates include sweeping changes to evictions, eviction notices, tenant privacy rights, early lease renewals, cannabis regulations in renting, and many other landlord-tenant matters. While some of these changes have...</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;">Following this past legislative session, numerous and significant changes will take place in Minnesota landlord-tenant law, most of which become effective on January 1, 2024. These updates include sweeping changes to evictions, eviction notices, tenant privacy rights, early lease renewals, cannabis regulations in renting, and many other landlord-tenant matters.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">While some of these changes have been in the works for years and thus are more widely known, others might catch uninformed landlords by surprise.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">This summary provides a quick review of the most substantive changes made to Minnesota’s landlord-tenant statutes in 2023. In addition, we have highlighted several potential pitfalls that landlords may face in the coming months and years as these changes come into play.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><u>504B.268: Right to Counsel in Public Housing</u></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">On the first page of an eviction complaint in <u>public housing cases</u>, landlords must now include the following notice in bold 12-point type:<em> “If financially unable to obtain counsel, the defendant has the right to court-appointed attorney.”</em></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">For those landlords who utilize standard eviction complaints, this language should be included generally and only omitted on a case-by case basis, after a careful review demonstrates that a case does not involve public housing.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><u>504B.285, subd. 5: Combining Allegations</u></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">For residential evictions, courts hearing eviction actions may no longer require tenants to pay money to the court, post a bond, make payment directly to a landlord, or post other security. A court may still, however, require the posting of security if the “final disposition” of the eviction action may be delayed for more than 10 days.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><u>504B.321, subd. 1(a): New Eviction Notice Requirement</u></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Historically, landlords could bring an eviction action for nonpayment of rent as soon as rent was due. However, they will now be required to provide a detailed and specific “pre-eviction notice” prior to filing an eviction for nonpayment of rent. <em>This notice must be issued at least 14 days prior to filing an eviction, which will delay eviction commencement. </em></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Landlords seeking eviction for nonpayment must provide a written notice “specifying the basis for future eviction action” and including the following information:</p>
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>the total amount due;</li>
<li>a specific accounting of the amount of the total due from unpaid rent, late fees, and other charges under the lease;</li>
<li>the name and address of the person authorized to receive rent and fees on behalf of the landlord;</li>
<li>the following statement: “You have the right to seek legal help. If you can’t afford a lawyer, free legal help may be available. Contact Legal Aid or visit www.LawHelpMN.org to know your rights and find your local Legal Aid office.”;</li>
<li>the following statement: “To apply for financial help, contact your local county or Tribal social services office, apply online at MNBenefits.mn.gov or call the United Way toll-free information line by dialing 2-1-1 or 800-543-7709”; and</li>
<li>the following statement: “Your landlord can file an eviction case if you do not pay the total amount due or move out within 14 days from the date of this notice. Some local governments may have an eviction notice period longer than 14 days. The notice must be given at least 14 days prior to filing an eviction based on nonpayment. Local municipalities may require longer than 14 days advance notice.</li>
</ul>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><u>504B.321, Subd. 6: Eviction Records Not Public</u></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Eviction records will not be accessible to the public until the court enters a final judgment. The only people who will be able to access it until then will be the parties to the case and the licensed attorneys assisting the parties in the case.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><u>504B.291, subd. 1, Action to Recover/ Right to Recover</u></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Subdivision 1 has been amended to include language explaining that if the landlord brings an eviction based on nonpayment of rent, tenants have the right to redeem the property by providing a written agency guarantee.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Many landlords already provide this type of remedy to tenants during their eviction process, however the codified inclusion of such redemption did not exist in previous versions of this statute.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><u>484.014: Eviction Expungement</u></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Eviction records serve as a key record that landlords review when deciding whether to accept or deny a tenant application. Under the newly drafted language of this statute, tenants will find it much easier to obtain an expungement. The court will no longer require motion by a tenant prior to making its decision, instead the court has discretion to find that expungement is warranted by weighing the “<em>the interests of justice</em>” and “<em>the public’s interest in knowing about the record</em>.”</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Tenants may also be entitled to a mandatory expungement, requiring no motion or further analysis by the court, if: (i) they prevail on the merits of the eviction action, (ii) the court dismisses the plaintiff’s complaint for any reason, (iii) the parties have agreed to an expungement, (iv) three years have elapsed since the eviction was ordered, or (v) the case was settled and the tenant complied with the settlement terms.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><u>504B.335 Scheduling Trial</u></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">In the past, eviction trials were scheduled within <u>six days</u> of the initial appearance. However, under the most recent update to this statutory provision, trials could be scheduled much later.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Courts will be required to schedule the trial at a date “<em>that allows for a fair, thorough and timely adjudication of the merits of the case, including the complexity of the matter, the need for the parties to obtain discovery, the need for the parties to ensure the presence of witnesses, the opportunity for the defendant to seek legal counsel and raise affirmative defenses, and any other extenuating factors</em> . . .”</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><u>504B.211: Tenant’s Right to Privacy</u></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Landlords must now provide a residential tenant with “<em>not less than 24 hours</em> <em>advance notice</em>” before entering the property and <em>may only enter between the hours of 8:00 am and 8:00 pm</em>.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">The landlord must also provide the tenant with an anticipated time or window of time of entry. Although a tenant may agree to allow the landlord to enter sooner than 24 hours, the tenant cannot waive this right as a condition of entering into or maintaining the lease.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">The penalty term of this statute was also increased from $100 to $500 for each violation and now includes reasonable attorney fees.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><u>504B.171: Limitations on Criminal Activity and Marijuana Possession in Rental Properties</u></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Effective June 1, 2024, this statute will be amended in two significant ways:</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">First, under the new language of subdivision 2a,  landlords may no longer seek eviction for conduct of a tenant, household member of the tenant, or a guest of the tenant that occurs off the premises or curtilage of the premises “<em>unless (1) the conduct would constitute a crime of violence against another tenant, the tenant’s guest, the landlord, or the landlord’s employees, regardless of whether a charge was brought or condition contained or (2) the conduct results in a conviction of a crime of violence against a person unrelated to the premises.</em>”</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Second, subdivision 1(2)(c) has been added to address <a href="https://www.felhaber.com/minnesota-house-passes-recreational-marijuana-bill/">Minnesota’s legalization of recreational marijuana</a>. Under this new subsection, landlords are no longer able to prohibit their tenants from possessing marijuana. However, landlords may still prohibit tenants from <em>“smoking or vaping marijuana”</em> on the property. Specifically, landlords can prohibit tenants from consuming cannabis products <em>“by combustion or vaporization of the product and inhalation of smoke, aerosol, or vapor from the product.”</em></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">It is important to note that landlords can nevertheless be held liable for <em>failing to enforce a lease that prohibits smoking and vaping cannabis </em>under this same subsection. However, enforcement such a prohibition could prove to be difficult for many landlords without further legislative guidance.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><u>504B.114: Pets Declawing and Vocalization Prohibited</u></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Residential landlords may no longer advertise in a manner that discourages renters from applying for housing if their pets have not been declawed or devocalized. Residential landlords may also not discriminate or refuse to rent to persons based upon the pet’s declawed or devocalized status nor can they require a tenant’s pet be declawed or devocalized.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><u>504B.120: Disclosure of Prohibited Fees</u></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Landlords must disclose all “<em>nonoptional fees</em>” on the first page of the lease agreement moving forward. The new legislation does not, however, define “<em>nonoptional fees</em>.” Accordingly, landlords should err on the side of caution when describing any amounts tenants will be required to pay.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">The first page of the lease agreement and any advertisements for the unit should therefore list the Total Monthly Payment and include both the total sum of the rent plus all nonoptional fees. Additionally, both the lease agreement and unit advertisements must disclose whether utilities are included in the rent amount.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><u>504B.182: Initial and Final Inspections Required</u></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Landlords are now required to give written notice to tenants of the option to request inspection of their unit both at the beginning and before the end of their tenancy. A tenant may request an inspection for the purpose of identifying existing deficiencies in the rental unit to avoid later deductions to the security deposit.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">If requested, the move-in inspection must occur “<em>within 14 days of the residential tenant occupying the unit</em>” and the move-out inspection must occur earlier than “<em>five days before the termination of the tenancy</em>.”</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">While both the landlord and tenant may waive these inspections or agree to allow the landlord to provide photos or video of the unit in lieu of the move-in inspection, the landlord’s obligations under this statute cannot be discharged or waived under a lease provision.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><u>504B.161: Implied Covenant of Habitability (Temperature)</u></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">For any rental unit that does not have an individual thermostat, the landlord is required to “<em>supply or furnish heat at a minimum temperature of 68°F from October 1 through April 30</em>.”</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Like all covenants of habitability, the tenant cannot waive this requirement.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><u>504B.375: Unlawful Exclusion or Removal</u></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Previously, a tenant could only bring their landlord to court and petition for relief in emergency situations such as a loss of running water, hot water, heat, electricity, sanitary facilities, or other essential services or facilitates that the landlord was responsible for providing.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Under the updated provision, tenants can bring their landlord to court and petition for relief for all the previous reasons and the following additions:</p>
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>When a unit of government has revoked a rental license, issued a condemnation order, issued a notice of intent to condemn, or otherwise deemed the property uninhabitable;</li>
<li>If there is a serious infestation;</li>
<li>If the unit’s refrigerator is nonfunctioning;</li>
<li>If the air conditioner is nonfunctioning, if applicable;</li>
<li>If the elevator is not functioning, if applicable; and</li>
<li>Any other conditions, services or facilitates that pose a serious and negative impact on health or safety.</li>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><u>504B.135: Terminating Tenancy at Will</u></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Previously, if a tenant neglected or refused to pay rent due on a tenancy at will, the landlord had the option to terminate the tenancy upon a 14-day notice.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">This language has been removed from the statute and what remains is that a tenancy at will may be terminated by notice “<em>at least as long as the interval between the time rent is due or three months, whichever is less</em>.”</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><u>504B.144: Early Renewal of Lease</u></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">This newly added statute will require a landlord to wait until “<em>six months from the expiration of a current lease</em>” before requiring a tenant to renew the lease if the lease is for a period of ten months or longer. Nevertheless, landlords may wait until closer to the expiration of the lease to ask a tenant to renew a lease.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><u>504B.266: Termination of Lease upon Infirmity of Tenant</u></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Tenants are now able to lawfully terminate their lease for medical reasons, provided they meet several qualifications, which include:</p>
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>A medical professional – a physician, an advanced practice registered nurse, or a mental health professional – must find that the tenant needs to move into a medical care facility;</li>
<li>The tenant requires assistance with activities of daily living due to medical reasons or a disability;</li>
<li>The tenant must necessitate the level of care provided by a nursing facility;</li>
<li>The tenant has a disability or functional impairment in three or more areas, see Minn. Stat. 245.462, Subd. 11a, and due to their mental illness, their ability to be self-sufficient is greatly reduced; and</li>
<li>The landlord is unable to provide an accessible unit in the same complex where the tenant currently resides within two months of the request that would meet the accessibility needs of the tenant.</li>
</ul>
<p style="text-align: left;">To give notice to terminate the lease under this statute, the tenant must give at least two months written notice, to be effective on the last day of a calendar month, and it must be either hand-delivered or sent via U.S. mail, with prepaid, first-class postage.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">The notice must also include a copy of the medical professional’s written documentation of the medical diagnosis and documentation showing that the tenant has been accepted as a resident or has a pending application at a location where the medical professional has indicated that the tenant needs to move to.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">During this notice period, the tenant is still responsible for rent and any other regular fees and will be subject to the move-out procedures in the same way that they would be if their lease had run its full course.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Bottom Line: </strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">It is imperative that Minnesota landlords thoroughly review and understand the recent changes made to Minnesota’s landlord-tenant statutes and make sure that they comply with these changes to avoid expensive or time-consuming mistakes.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">For questions about these new legislative updates or other concerns regarding residential or commercial leasing, please contact a member of our <a href="https://www.felhaber.com/home/practices/business-litigation/">Business &amp; Commercial Litigation Practice Group</a>.</p>
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<p>The post <a href="https://www.felhaber.com/residential-and-commercial-landlords-beware-mn-landlord-tenant-law-update-2023/">Landlords Beware:  MN Landlord Tenant Law Update</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.felhaber.com">Felhaber Larson</a>.</p>
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		<title>The Corporate Transparency Act and its Impact on Homeowners Associations</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fredrick R. Krietzman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2023 20:03:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>On January 1, 2021, the U.S. Congress enacted the set of federal statutes known as the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) which has the primary objective of protecting against money laundering through U.S. entities. Beginning on January 1, 2024, the CTA requires certain entities (which may include a homeowners association (“HOA”)) to report certain information...</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;">On January 1, 2021, the U.S. Congress enacted the set of federal statutes known as the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) which has the primary objective of protecting against money laundering through U.S. entities. Beginning on January 1, 2024, the CTA requires certain entities (which may include a homeowners association (“HOA”)) to report certain information to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“FinCEN”) regarding their “beneficial owners” and “controlling individuals.” For entities formed <u>before January 1, 2024</u>, the information must be reported by January 1, 2025.  For entities formed <u>on or after January 1, 2024</u>, the information must be reported within 30 days of formation.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Is an HOA a “Reporting Company?” </strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">The CTA’s reporting requirements apply to a “reporting company,” which includes any corporation, limited liability company, and other similar entity created (for example) by filing a document with a secretary of state and registered to do business in the United States. Unless exempt under the CTA, an entity formed or registered to do business in the United States must file its “beneficial ownership information” within the specified timeframe. In most cases, an HOA will likely be considered a reporting company and will be required to file a report with FinCEN pursuant to the CTA.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Will an HOA Be Exempt from Reporting?</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">In most cases, an HOA will <u>not</u> be exempt from the reporting requirements under the CTA. That is, most HOAs are not within one of the three following categories of exempt entities: (i) certain charitable organizations created pursuant to the applicable section of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”), (ii)  certain tax-exempt political organizations created pursuant to the Code, and (iii) certain trusts created pursuant to the Code.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>What Information Must Be Identified in The Report?</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">A reporting company must provide to FinCEN: (a) its full legal name; (b) any trade name or assumed name; (c) address of its current principal place of business in the United States or the street address of its primary business location in the United States; (d) the jurisdiction of formation or registration; and (e) U.S. federal tax identification number or a tax identification number issued by a foreign jurisdiction and the name of such jurisdiction.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">The report must also identify each “beneficial owner” and each “company applicant” by: (a) full legal name; (b) date of birth; (c) current residential or business street address; and (d) a scanned copy of an acceptable identification document (e.g., driver’s license or nonexpired passport).</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">A “beneficial owner” is an individual exercising “substantial control” over the reporting company (HOA) or who owns or controls at least 25% of the ownership interest in the reporting company (HOA). An individual exercises “substantial control” if the individual meets any of the following general criteria: (a) the individual is a senior officer (e.g., chief executive officer, chief financial officer, secretary, general counsel, etc.); (b) the individual has authority to appoint or remove certain officers or a majority of directors of the reporting company; (c) the individual is an important decision-maker; or (d) the individual has any other form of substantial control over the reporting company.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">A “company applicant” is an individual who files the applicable formation or registration documentation of the entity (HOA) with a secretary of state or other similar office. If another individual directs or controls the filing of such documentation, that individual must also be listed as a company applicant. Company applicants are required to be reported <em>only if</em> the entity is formed or first registered to do business in the United States on or after January 1, 2024.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>What Should an HOA Do Before January 1, 2024?</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">While specific preparations may vary by HOA, an HOA should familiarize itself with the CTA reporting requirements. An HOA should identify each individual within its organization who may be considered a “beneficial owner” and collect current contact information for each “beneficial owner.” An HOA should also develop a record-keeping process to collect, store, monitor, and track information required for the CTA reporting and filing obligations.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Questions? Advice?</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">If an HOA has questions, or is seeking advice, about the CTA, the HOA’s requirements for reporting under the CTA, or any other matters regarding the HOA, please contact the following attorneys in our office:</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Kali Dahlquist &#8211; E-mail: <a href="mailto:kdahlquist@felhaber.com">kdahlquist@felhaber.com</a>; phone: 612.373.8537</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Fred Krietzman &#8211; E-mail: <a href="mailto:fkrietzman@felhaber.com">fkrietzman@felhaber.com</a>; phone: 612.373.8418</p>
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<p>The post <a href="https://www.felhaber.com/the-corporate-transparency-act-and-its-impact-on-homeowners-associations/">The Corporate Transparency Act and its Impact on Homeowners Associations</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.felhaber.com">Felhaber Larson</a>.</p>
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		<title>Minnesota Non-Compete Ban Gets One Step Closer to Becoming Law</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Scott D. Blake]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2023 08:05:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>On April 24, 2023, the Minnesota House passed an omnibus bill which, among other things, included a non-compete ban.  The language was identical to the language passed by the Senate ten days earlier on April 14. We previously reported on the Senate version and the scope of the non-compete ban here.  The omnibus bill has...</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.felhaber.com/minnesota-non-compete-ban-gets-one-step-closer-to-becoming-law-2/">Minnesota Non-Compete Ban Gets One Step Closer to Becoming Law</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.felhaber.com">Felhaber Larson</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On April 24, 2023, the Minnesota House passed an omnibus bill which, among other things, included a non-compete ban.  The language was identical to the language passed by the Senate ten days earlier on April 14.</p>
<p>We previously reported on the Senate version and the scope of the non-compete ban <a href="https://www.felhaber.com/minnesota-senate-passes-non-compete-ban/">here</a>.  The omnibus bill has been sent back to the Senate to vote on a number of amendments passed by the House, none of which relate to the non-compete ban.</p>
<p>Once the legislature finalizes and votes on the combined omnibus bill, we expect the non-compete ban to be promptly signed into law by Governor Walz.</p>
<p>We will continue to monitor this and other legislative developments.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.felhaber.com/minnesota-non-compete-ban-gets-one-step-closer-to-becoming-law-2/">Minnesota Non-Compete Ban Gets One Step Closer to Becoming Law</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.felhaber.com">Felhaber Larson</a>.</p>
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		<title>Minnesota Senate Passes Non-Compete Ban</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Scott D. Blake]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Apr 2023 12:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>On Friday, April 14, the Minnesota Senate passed legislation that would significantly limit the use of non-compete agreements in our state.  While several steps remain before any non-compete ban would officially become law, the passage in the Minnesota Senate is a clear indicator that some type of non-compete ban will likely be passed this legislative...</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">On Friday, April 14, the Minnesota Senate passed legislation that would significantly limit the use of non-compete agreements in our state.  While several steps remain before any non-compete ban would officially become law, the passage in the Minnesota Senate is a clear indicator that some type of non-compete ban will likely be passed this legislative session.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The Senate bill would ban all non-compete agreements in the State of Minnesota, and it would apply to both employees and independent contractors.  The Senate bill defines a non-compete to be any agreement that restricts an employee from working for another employer for a specified period of time, from working in a specified geographic area, or from working for another employer in a similar capacity or role the employee held with their former employer.  The only exception to this ban are non-competes entered into in connection with the sale of a business or in anticipation of the dissolution of a business.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">It is also important to note that the Senate’s bill does not include the following types of agreements in the definition of a “covenant not to compete”: (1) “a non-disclosure agreement, or an agreement designed to protect trade secrets or confidential information,” or (2) “a nonsolicitation agreement, or agreement restricting the ability to use client or contact lists, or solicit customers of the employer.”  Therefore, these types of agreements would remain enforceable.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The bill also provides that employees and independent contractors may recover their reasonable attorneys’ fees if required to enforce their rights under the non-compete law, and that employers cannot avoid the impact of this law by inserting a choice of law provision favoring the law of another state.  Last, the Senate bill only “applies to contracts and agreements entered into on or after” the effective date of the law, so it appears that pre-existing non-compete agreements would be grandfathered in and would remain enforceable.</p>
<p><strong>Bottom Line</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The Minnesota House has also introduced a non-compete ban, which has several differences from the Senate version.  The House may adopt the Senate’s language or it may end up passing a different version, in which case the two laws would be sent to a conference committee to hash out the differences before a consolidated bill is introduced and voted on by both the House and Senate.   We are closely tracking this legislation and will provide further updates as the non-compete ban winds its way through the Minnesota State Capitol.</p>
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