1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 859, the first engrossment, as follows:
1.2Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

1.3    "Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 504B.171, subdivision 1, is amended to
1.4read:
1.5    Subdivision 1. Terms of covenant. (a) In every lease or license of residential
1.6premises, whether in writing or parol, the landlord or licensor and the tenant or licensee
1.7covenant that:
1.8(1) neither will:
1.9(i) unlawfully allow controlled substances in those premises or in the common
1.10area and curtilage of the premises;
1.11(ii) allow prostitution or prostitution-related activity as defined in section 617.80,
1.12subdivision 4 , to occur on the premises or in the common area and curtilage of the premises;
1.13(iii) allow the unlawful use or possession of a firearm in violation of section 609.66,
1.14subdivision 1a , 609.67, or 624.713, on the premises or in the common area and curtilage
1.15of the premises; or
1.16(iv) allow stolen property or property obtained by robbery in those premises or in the
1.17common area and curtilage of the premises; and
1.18(2) the common area and curtilage of the premises will not be used by either the
1.19landlord or licensor or the tenant or licensee or others acting under the control of either to
1.20manufacture, sell, give away, barter, deliver, exchange, distribute, purchase, or possess a
1.21controlled substance in violation of any criminal provision of chapter 152. The covenant
1.22is not violated when a person other than the landlord or licensor or the tenant or licensee
1.23possesses or allows controlled substances in the premises, common area, or curtilage,
1.24unless the landlord or licensor or the tenant or licensee knew or had reason to know of
1.25that activity.
1.26(b) In every lease or license of residential premises, whether in writing or parol, the
1.27tenant or licensee covenant that the tenant or licensee will not commit an act enumerated
2.1under section 504B.206, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), against a tenant or licensee or
2.2any authorized occupant.

2.3    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 504B.206, is amended to read:
2.4504B.206 RIGHT OF VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE VIOLENCE TO
2.5TERMINATE LEASE.
2.6    Subdivision 1. Right to terminate; procedure. (a) A tenant to a residential lease
2.7who is a victim of domestic abuse and fears imminent domestic abuse against the tenant
2.8or the tenant's minor children if the tenant or the tenant's minor children remain in the
2.9leased premises may terminate a lease agreement without penalty or liability as provided
2.10in this section. The tenant must provide advance written notice to the landlord stating that
2.11 A tenant to a residential lease may terminate a lease agreement in the manner provided in
2.12this section without penalty or liability, if the tenant or another authorized occupant fears
2.13imminent violence after being subjected to:
2.14    (1) the tenant fears imminent domestic abuse from a person named in an order
2.15for protection or no contact order domestic abuse, as that term is defined under section
2.16518B.01, subdivision 2;
2.17    (2) the tenant needs to terminate the tenancy; and criminal sexual conduct under
2.18sections 609.342 to 609.3451; or
2.19    (3) the specific date the tenancy will terminate stalking, as that term is defined under
2.20section 609.749, subdivision 1.
2.21(b) The tenant must provide signed and dated advance written notice to the landlord:
2.22(1) stating the tenant fears imminent violence against the tenant or an authorized
2.23occupant if the tenant or authorized occupant remains in the leased premises from a person
2.24as indicated in a qualifying document;
2.25(2) stating that the tenant needs to terminate the tenancy;
2.26(3) providing the date by which the tenant will vacate; and
2.27(4) providing written instructions for the disposition of any remaining personal
2.28property in accordance with section 504B.271.
2.29    (b) (c) The written notice must be delivered before the termination of the tenancy by
2.30mail, fax, or in person, and be accompanied by the order for protection or no contact order
2.31 a qualifying document.
2.32    (c) For purposes of this section, an order for protection means an order issued under
2.33chapter 518B. A no contact order means a no contact order currently in effect, issued
2.34under section 629.75 or chapter 609.
3.1(d) The landlord may request that the tenant disclose the name of the perpetrator and,
3.2if a request is made, inform the tenant that the landlord seeks disclosure to protect other
3.3tenants in the building. The tenant may decline to provide the name of the perpetrator for
3.4safety reasons. Disclosure shall not be a precondition of terminating the lease.
3.5(e) The tenancy terminates, including the right of possession of the premises, as
3.6provided in subdivision 3.
3.7    Subd. 2. Treatment of information. (a) A landlord must not disclose:
3.8    (1) any information provided to the landlord by a tenant documenting domestic
3.9abuse in the written notice required under subdivision 1., paragraph (b);
3.10(2) any information contained in the qualifying document;
3.11(3) the address or location to which the tenant has relocated; or
3.12(4) the status of the tenant as a victim of violence.
3.13    (b) The information referenced in paragraph (a) must not be entered into any shared
3.14database or provided to any person or entity but may be used when required as evidence in
3.15an eviction proceeding, action for unpaid rent or damages arising out of the tenancy, claims
3.16under section 504B.178, with the consent of the tenant, or as otherwise required by law.
3.17    Subd. 3. Liability for rent; termination of tenancy. (a) A tenant who is a sole
3.18tenant and is terminating a lease under subdivision 1 is responsible for the rent payment
3.19for the full month in which the tenancy terminates and an additional amount equal to one
3.20month's rent. The tenant forfeits all claims for the return of the security deposit under
3.21section 504B.178 and is relieved of any other contractual obligation for payment of rent or
3.22any other charges for the remaining term of the lease, except as provided in this section. In
3.23a sole tenancy, the tenancy terminates on the date specified in the notice provided to the
3.24landlord as required under subdivision 1.
3.25(b) In a tenancy with multiple tenants, one of whom is terminating the lease under
3.26subdivision 1, any lease governing all tenants is terminated at the latter of the end of
3.27the month or the end of the rent interval in which one tenant terminates the lease under
3.28subdivision 1. All tenants are responsible for the rent payment for the full month in which
3.29the tenancy terminates. Upon termination, all tenants forfeit all claims for the return of
3.30the security deposit under section 504B.178 and are relieved of any other contractual
3.31obligation for payment of rent or any other charges for the remaining term of the lease,
3.32except as provided in this section. Any tenant whose tenancy was terminated under this
3.33paragraph may reapply to enter into a new lease with the landlord.
3.34    (b) (c) This section does not affect a tenant's liability for delinquent, unpaid rent
3.35or other amounts owed to the landlord before the lease was terminated by the tenant
3.36under this section.
4.1    (c) The tenancy terminates, including the right of possession of the premises, on the
4.2termination date stated in the notice under subdivision 1. The amount equal to one month's
4.3rent must be paid on or before the termination of the tenancy for the tenant to be relieved of
4.4the contractual obligations for the remaining term of the lease as provided in this section.
4.5    (d) For purposes of this section, the provisions of section 504B.178 are triggered
4.6as follows:
4.7    (1) if the only tenant is the tenant who is the victim of domestic abuse and the
4.8tenant's minor children, if any, upon the first day of the month following the later of:
4.9    (i) the date the tenant vacates the premises; or
4.10    (ii) the termination of the tenancy indicated in the written notice under subdivision
4.111; or
4.12    (2) if there are additional tenants bound by the lease, upon the expiration of the lease.
4.13    Subd. 4. Multiple tenants. Notwithstanding the release of a tenant from a lease
4.14agreement under this section, if there are any remaining tenants the tenancy continues for
4.15those remaining tenants.
4.16    Subd. 5. Waiver prohibited. A residential tenant may not waive, and a landlord
4.17may not require the residential tenant to waive, the tenant's rights under this section.
4.18    Subd. 6. Definition Definitions. For purposes of this section, "domestic abuse"
4.19has the meaning given in section 518B.01, subdivision 2 the following terms have the
4.20meanings given:
4.21(1) "court official" means a judge, referee, court administrator, prosecutor, probation
4.22officer, or victim's advocate, whether employed by or under contract with the court, who is
4.23authorized to act on behalf of the court;
4.24(2) "qualified third party" means a person, acting in an official capacity, who has had
4.25in-person contact with the tenant and is:
4.26(i) a licensed health care professional operating within the scope of the license;
4.27(ii) a domestic abuse advocate, as that term is defined in section 595.02, subdivision
4.281, paragraph (l); or
4.29(iii) a sexual assault counselor, as that term is defined in section 595.02, subdivision
4.301, paragraph (k);
4.31(3) "qualifying document" means:
4.32(i) a valid order for protection issued under chapter 518B;
4.33(ii) a no contact order currently in effect, issued under section 629.75 or chapter 609;
4.34(iii) a writing produced and signed by a court official, acting in an official capacity,
4.35documenting that the tenant or authorized occupant is a victim of domestic abuse, as that
4.36term is defined under section 518B.01, subdivision 2, criminal sexual conduct, under
5.1sections 609.342 to 609.3451, or stalking, as that term is defined under section 609.749,
5.2subdivision 1, and naming the perpetrator, if known;
5.3(iv) a writing produced and signed by a city, county, state, or tribal law enforcement
5.4official, acting in an official capacity, documenting that the tenant or authorized occupant
5.5is a victim of domestic abuse, as that term is defined under section 518B.01, subdivision 2,
5.6criminal sexual conduct, under sections 609.342 to 609.3451, or stalking, as that term is
5.7defined under section 609.749, subdivision 1, and naming the perpetrator, if known; or
5.8(v) a statement by a qualified third party, in the following form:
5.10    I, .................... (name of qualified third party), do hereby verify as follows:
5.11    1. I am a licensed health care professional, domestic abuse advocate, as that term is
5.12defined in section 595.02, subdivision 1, paragraph (l), or sexual assault counselor, as that
5.13term is defined in section 595.02, subdivision 1, paragraph (k).
5.14    2. I have a reasonable basis to believe .................... (name of victim(s)) is a
5.15victim/are victims of domestic abuse, criminal sexual conduct, or stalking and fear(s)
5.16imminent violence against the individual or authorized occupant if the individual remains
5.17(the individuals remain) in the leased premises.
5.18    3. I understand that the person(s) listed above may use this document as a basis for
5.19gaining a release from the lease.
5.20    Upon information and belief, the foregoing is true and correct.
5.21(Printed name of qualified third party)
5.22(Signature of qualified third party)
5.23(Business address and business telephone)
5.24(Date)
5.25    Subd. 7. Conflicts with other laws. If a federal statute, regulation, or handbook
5.26permitting termination of a residential tenancy subsidized under a federal program
5.27conflicts with any provision of this section, then the landlord must comply with the federal
5.28statute, regulation, or handbook.

5.29    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 504B.285, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
5.30    Subdivision 1. Grounds. (a) The person entitled to the premises may recover
5.31possession by eviction when:
5.32(1) any person holds over real property:
5.33(i) after a sale of the property on an execution or judgment; or
5.34(ii) after the expiration of the time for redemption on foreclosure of a mortgage, or
5.35after termination of contract to convey the property;
6.1(2) any person holds over real property after termination of the time for which it is
6.2demised or leased to that person or to the persons under whom that person holds possession,
6.3contrary to the conditions or covenants of the lease or agreement under which that person
6.4holds, or after any rent becomes due according to the terms of such lease or agreement; or
6.5(3) any tenant at will holds over after the termination of the tenancy by notice to quit.
6.6(b) A landlord may not commence an eviction action against a tenant or authorized
6.7occupant solely on the basis that the tenant or authorized occupant has been the victim of
6.8any of the acts listed in section 504B.206, subdivision 1, paragraph (a). Nothing in this
6.9paragraph should be construed to prohibit an eviction action based on a breach of the lease."
6.10Amend the title accordingly