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How long before eviction in Minnesota?

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Tenant protection rating, from nine protections in Minnesota law. 3 not yet verified, and each counts as zero until it is. How the rating works.

Last verified 2026-09-23

From notice to removal

Each stage has its own timing. A landlord notice alone does not authorize removal.

  1. 01
    Notice

    14 calendar days

  2. 02
    Court stage

    Timing not verified

  3. 03
    Writ wait

    Timing not verified

  4. 04
    Removal

    Enforcement follows a court order

At a glance

Grace period before a late fee
Not verified
Late fee cap
8% of the overdue rent payment
Pay-or-quit notice
14 calendar days
Before filing an eviction for nonpayment of rent or another unpaid financial obligation under the lease, a landlord must give the tenant a written notice stating the total amount due, an itemized accounting of it, and other required information. The tenant then has 14 days from the delivery or mailing of the notice to pay the amount due or move out before the landlord may file the eviction case. If a local government's own notice-period rule is longer than 14 days, that longer period applies instead. The statute does not let a lease shorten or lengthen this period, and it sets no separate rule for a tenant who is late for the first time.
Recorded court-stage timing
Not verified
Wait before the writ can be executed
Not verified
Can paying stop it before judgment?
Yes
Can paying stop it after judgment?
Yes
Lockouts without a court order banned?
Yes
A landlord may not actually or constructively remove or exclude a residential tenant, including by shutting off utilities or removing doors, windows, or locks, outside the eviction process. A tenant excluded this way can petition the district court for an order restoring possession, which the sheriff executes immediately, and a landlord who wrongfully obtains such an order can be assessed costs, damages, and attorney fees.
Record sealing available?
Yes
Right to counsel
Not verified
Fastest lawful timeline
22 daysNot independently verified. Figure from the Eviction Research Network's state eviction timeframes dataset, as of 2026-07-13. We have not yet checked it against the statutes.
Not legal advice. This page reports what the state statute says as of the last-verified date. It does not describe how a particular court applies it, and it does not account for your lease, local ordinances, or the facts of your case. If you have received a notice or a court summons, contact a legal aid organization listed below.

Can I stop it by paying?

Before judgment: Yes. In an eviction action for nonpayment of rent, the tenant may redeem the tenancy at any time before possession has been delivered to the landlord, by paying the landlord or bringing to court the rent in arrears, interest, the costs of the action, and an attorney's fee not to exceed $5, and by performing any other lease covenants. This right does not apply if the landlord has also alleged a material violation of the lease as a separate ground for eviction.

After judgment: Yes. The same redemption right continues after judgment, because the statute allows it at any time before possession is delivered, which includes the period after judgment while the writ of recovery is stayed. If a tenant has paid the rent in arrears but cannot pay the interest, costs, and attorney's fee right away, the court may let the tenant pay those amounts into court and be restored to possession within the same period the court stays the writ.

Behind on utilities in Minnesota too? See Minnesota's shutoff protection rules.

Where to get help

  • Free legal help
  • Minn. Stat. § 504B.268 creates a right to court-appointed counsel, but only for defendants in housing subsidized by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and only in eviction actions alleging breach of lease (under § 504B.171 or § 504B.285). This right does not apply to evictions for nonpayment of rent. Minnesota has not enacted a right to counsel in eviction actions for nonpayment.

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