1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to housing; requiring landlords to follow debt collection requirements; 
1.3 	allowing the commissioner of commerce to enforce regulations;proposing coding 
1.4 	for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 504B.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [504B.179] RENT AND FEES; COLLECTION PRACTICES.
1.7 	A landlord collecting or attempting to collect rent, a fee, or any other charge alleged to 
1.8 	be delinquent, due and unpaid, or otherwise owed must not engage in the prohibited debt 
1.9 	collection practices referenced in section 332.37. A violation of this section is enforceable 
1.10 	by the commissioner of commerce under section 45.027, subdivisions 5, 5a, and 5b.