Provides remedies for tenants of illegal dwelling units who were forced to vacate due to an emergency vacate order or eviction
Summary
Requires a rebate of all rent paid to a landlord to be paid back to a tenant who was forced to vacate an illegal dwelling unit pursuant to an emergency vacate order or eviction.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Apr 16, 2025
Last action Jan 7, 2026
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MODERATE
The bill was amended to add new protections for tenants displaced from illegal dwelling units, specifically requiring landlords to cover reasonable costs for removing and storing tenant property when no safe on-site storage is available. This change expands tenant remedies beyond rent rebates to include practical support for property preservation during emergency evacuations.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded from providing rent rebates for tenants of illegal dwelling units to also requiring landlords to pay for temporary property storage under specific emergency conditions.
REQUIREMENT
New subdivision 5 requires landlords to cover reasonable costs for removing and storing tenant personal property when no safe on-site storage is available after emergency vacate orders or evictions from illegal dwelling units.
Landlords must store tenant property in a secure facility within ten miles of the vacated premises, with liability for up to ninety days unless the tenant retrieves items earlier.
Courts may extend the landlord's storage cost obligation by up to thirty days upon tenant application showing good cause.
TECHNICAL
Bill status updated to reflect committee discharge, amendment, and recommitment; page numbers and version identifiers updated from A7957 to A7957A.
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Total actions
4
Key actions
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Committee
2
Amendments
2
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
lower
Sep 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 7957A
lower
Sep 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO JUDICIARY
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Yudelka Tapia
DDemocratic
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