Minnesota Landlord Notice of Fixed-Term Lease Nonrenewal
Minnesota Landlord Notice of Fixed-Term Lease Nonrenewal
Before use: Use only when the current fixed term is ending and the landlord may lawfully decline renewal. Read the lease for an automatic extension, a nonrenewal deadline, and a delivery method. If the landlord's notice period differs from the tenant's, Minn. Stat. § 504B.147, subd. 3 does not let the landlord give a notice to quit shorter than the tenant's lease notice period. Confirm any longer applicable lease, local, or housing-program requirement.
Date of notice: [__/__/____]
To tenant(s): [FULL LEGAL NAMES]
Premises: [STREET ADDRESS, UNIT, CITY, COUNTY, MINNESOTA ZIP]
From landlord or authorized agent: [FULL NAME]
Written lease dated: [__/__/____]
Current fixed term ends: [__/__/____]
Nonrenewal notice
The landlord gives notice that the fixed-term lease for the Premises will not be renewed after its scheduled end on [DATE]. The landlord does not offer a new lease or consent to continued occupancy after that date. Please surrender possession and return the keys and access devices by [DATE AND TIME].
The applicable lease section requiring notice is [SECTION / NONE]. Its deadline is [DATE], and this notice is given by that deadline. If Minn. Stat. § 504B.147 applies because the lease uses different notice periods for landlord and tenant, the tenant's required period is [PERIOD] and this notice allows at least that period. Calculation and any longer applicable requirement: [DETAILS].
This notice does not end the current term early. If possession is not surrendered after the lease ends, the landlord may seek possession through a court action if the law permits. This notice does not authorize a lockout or removal of belongings.
Key return and move-out contact: [NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE OR EMAIL]
Landlord or agent signature
Signature: ______________________________ Date: [__/__/____]
Printed name and role: [NAME AND ROLE]
Mailing address: [ADDRESS]
Delivery record
Delivered on: [__/__/____] at [TIME]
Method permitted by the lease and applicable law: [METHOD]
Recipient, address, or tracking record: [DETAILS]
Person delivering: [NAME] Signature: ______________________________
Sources and references
- Minn. Stat. § 504B.147 — different landlord and tenant notice periods in a residential lease.
- Minn. Stat. § 504B.285 — court remedy for a holdover after the leased term.
About this template
- Last updated
- October 27, 2026
- Citations checked
- October 27, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Minnesota
- Category
- Landlord & Tenant
Legal authority
- Minn. Stat. § 504B.147, subd. 1 (scope of asymmetric notice rule)
- Minn. Stat. § 504B.147, subd. 3 (landlord notice floor)
- Minn. Stat. § 504B.285, subd. 1(a)(2) (holdover after lease term)
Landlord-tenant paperwork governs who can stay in a property, on what terms, and what happens when something goes wrong. Leases, notices to quit, security deposit demands, and habitability complaints all have state and often city-specific requirements for timing, content, and service. Getting the paperwork right is what makes an eviction actually succeed or a security deposit actually come back, because judges regularly dismiss cases over small procedural mistakes.
Not legal advice
This template is provided for informational purposes. We recommend having an attorney review any legal document before signing, especially for high-value or complex matters.
Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on October 27, 2026.
Minn. Stat. § 504B.147, subd. 1 (checked October 27, 2026): "This section applies to a residential lease that provides a time period for the landlord to give notice to quit the premises or notice of a rent increase that is different than the time period the tenant is required to give for notice of intention to quit the premises. For purposes of this section, "notice to quit" includes a notice of nonrenewal of a lease."
Minn. Stat. § 504B.147, subd. 3 (checked October 27, 2026): "The landlord may not give a notice to quit the premises or notice of a rent increase that is shorter than the time period the lease provides for the tenant to give notice of an intention to quit the premises."
Minn. Stat. § 504B.285, subd. 1(a)(2) (checked October 27, 2026): "any person holds over real property after termination of the time for which it is demised or leased to that person or to the persons under whom that person holds possession, contrary to the conditions or covenants of the lease or agreement under which that person holds, or after any rent becomes due according to the terms of such lease or agreement;"
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