1.2relating to real property; landlord and tenant law; termination of lease upon death
1.3of unmarried tenant living alone;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section
1.4504B.265, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 504B.265, subdivision 1, is amended to
1.7read:
1.8    Subdivision 1. Termination of lease. Any party to a lease of residential premises
1.9other than a lease at will may terminate the lease prior to its expiration date in the manner
1.10provided in subdivision subdivisions 2 and 2a upon the death of the tenant or, if there is
1.11more than one tenant, upon the death of all tenants.

1.12    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 504B.265, is amended by adding a
1.13subdivision to read:
1.14    Subd. 2a. Unmarried tenant living alone. In the case of an unmarried tenant under
1.15age 26 who is residing alone, the personal representative of the tenant's estate or the
1.16tenant's heirs may terminate the lease. The personal representative or heir must remove
1.17the belongings from the residence, return the residence to the condition it was in at the
1.18commencement of the tenancy, and provide written notice as specified in subdivision 2 to
1.19the address of the landlord. The termination is effective on the date of the written notice
1.20and return of the residence; however, the landlord has no obligation to return any rents
1.21already paid. The landlord shall return the deposit pursuant to section 504B.178 after the
1.22tenancy has ended if the residence has been cleaned out and returned to the same condition
1.23as at the commencement of the tenancy.