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. I Am Moving Out

    Author: Todd Christiansen | Date: 15 Mar 2011, 10:08 am | Category: Tenants

    So what do you do when a tenant calls and says “I am moving out” and it is in the middle of the lease?  Maybe they can’t afford the place any more, maybe the couple is breaking up, maybe the roommates are splitting up.  Hopefully they give you some notice, but often it is very [...]

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  3. Evictions in Washington County MN

    Author: Todd Christiansen | Date: 18 Oct 2010, 9:32 pm | Category: My Evictions

    Surprisingly, I had never done an eviction in Washington County, MN until last week.  Here is how my adventure went: Looked up on the Washington County website and saw that they have multiple locations in Stillwater, Forest Lake, Cottage Grove and Woodbury.  I figured that the Woodbury location would be closest and easiest for me [...]

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  4. Eviction Attorney Fees

    Author: Todd Christiansen | Date: 23 Feb 2010, 3:59 am | Category: Eviction Law

    Owing a rental property can be both rewarding and frustrating.  I often joke with my investor friends that managing the property is easy, managing the tenants is hard.  Some times that wonderful tenant that you got the clean background screening on turns out to be terrible.  It is almost like the put forward the face [...]

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