It is a sufficient defense to a complaint under section 504B.385 or 504B.395 that:
(1) the violation or violations alleged in the complaint do not exist or that the violation or violations have been removed or remedied;
(2) the violations have been caused by the willful, malicious, negligent, or irresponsible conduct of a complaining residential tenant or anyone under the tenant's direction or control; or
(3) a residential tenant of the residential building has unreasonably refused entry to the landlord or the landlord's agent to a portion of the property for the purpose of correcting the violation, and that the effort to correct was made in good faith.
1999 c 199 art 1 s 62
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests
Chapter 504B — Landlord And Tenant
Section 504B.001 — Definitions.
Section 504B.101 — Distress For Rent.
Section 504B.111 — Written Lease Required; Penalty.
Section 504B.113 — Service And Support Animal Documentation.
Section 504B.115 — Tenant To Be Given Copy Of Lease.
Section 504B.116 — Prorated Rent Required.
Section 504B.118 — Receipt For Rent Paid In Cash.
Section 504B.121 — Tenant May Not Deny Title; Exception.
Section 504B.125 — Person In Possession Liable For Rent; Evidence.
Section 504B.131 — Rent Liability; Uninhabitable Buildings.
Section 504B.135 — Terminating Tenancy At Will.
Section 504B.141 — Urban Real Estate; Holding Over.
Section 504B.145 — Restriction On Automatic Renewals Of Leases.
Section 504B.146 — Lease Duration Notice.
Section 504B.147 — Time Period For Notice To Quit Or Rent Increase.
Section 504B.155 — Tenant Must Give Cold Weather Notice Before Vacation Of Building.
Section 504B.161 — Covenants Of Landlord Or Licensor.
Section 504B.165 — Unlawful Destruction; Damages.
Section 504B.171 — Covenant Of Landlord And Tenant Not To Allow Unlawful Activities.
Section 504B.172 — Recovery Of Attorney Fees.
Section 504B.173 — Applicant Screening Fee.
Section 504B.175 — Prelease Deposit.
Section 504B.181 — Landlord Or Agent Disclosure.
Section 504B.185 — Inspection; Notice.
Section 504B.195 — Disclosure Required For Outstanding Inspection And Condemnation Orders.
Section 504B.204 — Action For Rental Of Condemned Residential Premises.
Section 504B.205 — Residential Tenant's Right To Seek Police And Emergency Assistance.
Section 504B.206 — Right Of Victims Of Violence To Terminate Lease.
Section 504B.211 — Residential Tenant's Right To Privacy.
Section 504B.215 — Billing; Loss Of Services.
Section 504B.221 — Unlawful Termination Of Utilities.
Section 504B.225 — Intentional Ouster And Interruption Of Utilities; Misdemeanor.
Section 504B.231 — Damages For Ouster.
Section 504B.235 — Definitions.
Section 504B.241 — Residential Tenant Reports; Disclosure And Corrections.
Section 504B.245 — Tenant Report; Remedies.
Section 504B.251 — Recording Of Notice Of Cancellation Of Leases.
Section 504B.255 — Termination Notice Requirement For Federally Subsidized Housing.
Section 504B.261 — Pets In Subsidized Disability Accessible Rental Housing Units.
Section 504B.265 — Termination Of Lease Upon Death Of Tenant.
Section 504B.271 — Tenant's Personal Property Remaining In Premises.
Section 504B.275 — Attorney General's Statement; Distribution.
Section 504B.281 — Forcible Entry And Unlawful Detainer Prohibited.
Section 504B.285 — Eviction Actions; Grounds; Retaliation Defense; Combined Allegations.
Section 504B.291 — Eviction Action For Nonpayment; Redemption; Other Rights.
Section 504B.301 — Eviction Action For Unlawful Detention.
Section 504B.305 — Notice Of Seizure Provision.
Section 504B.311 — No Eviction Action If Tenant Holds Over For Three Years.
Section 504B.315 — Restrictions On Eviction Due To Familial Status.
Section 504B.321 — Complaint And Summons.
Section 504B.325 — Expedited Relief.
Section 504B.331 — Summons; How Served.
Section 504B.335 — Answer; Trial.
Section 504B.341 — Continuance Of Trial.
Section 504B.345 — Judgment; Execution.
Section 504B.351 — Failure Of Jury To Reach A Verdict.
Section 504B.355 — Form Of Verdict.
Section 504B.361 — Forms Of Summons And Writ.
Section 504B.365 — Execution Of The Writ Of Recovery Of Premises And Order To Vacate.
Section 504B.375 — Unlawful Exclusion Or Removal; Action For Recovery Of Possession.
Section 504B.381 — Emergency Tenant Remedies Action.
Section 504B.385 — Rent Escrow Action To Remedy Violations.
Section 504B.391 — Violations Of Building Repair Orders.
Section 504B.431 — Service Of Judgment.
Section 504B.435 — Landlord's Right To Collect Rent Suspended.
Section 504B.441 — Residential Tenant May Not Be Penalized For Complaint.
Section 504B.445 — Administrator.
Section 504B.451 — Receivership Revolving Loan Fund.
Section 504B.455 — Removal Of Administrator.
Section 504B.461 — Termination Of Administration.