1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to civil law; requiring landlords to disclose that an assistance animal is 
1.3 	not subject to a pet fee;amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 504B.113, 
1.4 	subdivision 3.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 504B.113, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 3.Additional fees or deposits prohibited; disclosure required. (a) A landlord 
1.8 	must not require a tenant with a reasonable accommodation under this section to pay an 
1.9 	additional fee, charge, or deposit for the service or support animal. A tenant is liable to the 
1.10 	landlord for any damage to the premises caused by the service or support animal.
1.11 	(b) If a landlord requires an additional fee, charge, or deposit pursuant to a pet policy, 
1.12 	the landlord must disclose in the lease the prohibition on additional fees, charges, or deposits 
1.13 	for service or support animals under this section.
1.14 	(c) A tenant may bring an action to recover any fees, charges, or deposits paid to a 
1.15 	landlord pursuant to a pet policy if:
1.16 	(1) the landlord fails to provide the disclosure required in paragraph (b); and
1.17 	(2) the tenant demonstrates that the tenant would have requested a reasonable 
1.18 	accommodation and would likely have received a reasonable accommodation had the 
1.19 	landlord provided the disclosure under paragraph (b).