1. Tenant’s Right to Redeem Possession

    Author: Todd Christiansen | Date: 29 Aug 2011, 11:42 pm | Category: Eviction Law

    So I get this question often on how a tenant can actually take back the property despite an unlawful detainer in Minnesota.  Here are some notes that I found on MN Judicial website: The tenant may, at any time before possession has been delivered (means the end of the day judgment is stayed to, not [...]

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  2. Evictions in Anoka County

    Author: Todd Christiansen | Date: 24 Jan 2011, 10:41 pm | Category: My Evictions

    I had my first eviction in Anoka county this last week.  Strange that it was actually for a property in Columbia Heights, not somewhere far north!  There is a small sliver of Anoka county that comes down that far into the Minneapolis/Hennepin county area. After driving forever up to the Anoka County courthouse in downtown [...]

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  3. Evicting Tenants Repeatedly

    Author: Todd Christiansen | Date: 08 Oct 2010, 8:30 pm | Category: Eviction

    Frequent fliers is an appropriate albeit unfortunate nickname that we call tenants that we have to file evictions on frequently. In fact, I just had another tenant eviction with a particular tenant that leases a nice 3 bedroom home in Minneapolis. They pay $1200 per month. We have filed 6 evictions in 8 months on [...]

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  4. Minnesota Eviction Costs

    Author: Todd Christiansen | Date: 04 Mar 2010, 12:38 am | Category: Eviction

    The cost for evicting a tenant in Minnesota is set by each county, but has been standardized across the 7 county metro area.  Below are the costs: Filing the eviction with the county=$320 (Hennepin County ads $2 for additional fees to support the large number of Minneapolis evictions). Process server can charge from $50-$100 to [...]

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