Minnesota
Minnesota: statutes read at the official source for people acting for themselves, each with its citation and the date it was read.
Acting for yourself
Read at the official source. The provision is cited below; its wording is not reproduced here because the reading recorded the section rather than its text.
Minn. Stat. § 481.02 · revisor.mn.gov · read 2026-08-19 · official source
Renting and landlord-tenant
security deposit, return deadline
Every landlord shall: (1) within three weeks after termination of the tenancy … and after receipt of the tenant's mailing address or delivery instructions, return the deposit to the tenant, with interest thereon as provided in subdivision 2, or furnish to the tenant a written statement showing the specific reason for the withholding of the deposit or any portion thereof.
Minn. Stat. § 504B.178, subd. 3(a) · read 2026-08-21 · official source
Not verified for Minnesota: Month-to-month notice (§ 504B.135), the eviction action (§ 504B.291) and the unlawful-exclusion remedy (§ 504B.375) were not fetched, only § 504B.178 was read.
Small claims
The court that hears these in Minnesota is the Conciliation court (a division of the district court) - Minnesota does not call it 'small claims'.
$20,000
CONDITIONAL: the ceiling drops to $4,000 if the claim involves a 'consumer credit transaction' as defined in subd. 3a(b).
Except as provided in subdivisions 4 and 5, the conciliation court has jurisdiction to hear, conciliate, try, and determine civil claims if the amount of money or property that is the subject matter of the claim does not exceed: (1) $20,000; or (2) $4,000, if the claim involves a consumer credit transaction.
Minn. Stat. § 491A.01, subd. 3a(a) · read 2026-08-21 · official source
Not verified: Attorney representation not read.; mncourts.gov returned HTTP 403 to automated requests; no self-help URL recorded.; Subdivisions 4 and 5 carve out exceptions to jurisdiction; not read.
How long you have to bring a claim
| Kind of claim | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|
| written contract | 6 years | Minn. Stat. § 541.05 subd. 1(1) · read 2026-08-21 |
| oral contract | 6 years | Minn. Stat. § 541.05 subd. 1(1) · read 2026-08-21 |
| property damage | 6 years | Minn. Stat. § 541.05 subd. 1(3), (4) · read 2026-08-21 |
| personal injury (listed torts) | 2 years | Minn. Stat. § 541.07(1) · read 2026-08-21 |
Limitation periods have exceptions: when the clock starts (accrual), tolling, discovery rules, and claims against government bodies often differ. These entries record the general period as the statute states it, on the date read. They are not a calculation of any particular deadline.
Not verified: The two-year (541.07) versus six-year (541.05 subd. 1(5)) boundary for personal injury is a genuine interpretive question that the statutory text alone does not resolve. Wage claims and debt-on-account not read.
What this page is, and is not
Everything above was read at the source named next to it, on the date named next to it. Nothing is summarised from memory and nothing is carried over from a neighbouring state. Statutes are amended, so read the source before relying on it.
This is general legal information about Minnesota. It is not advice about your situation, and it is not a substitute for the advice of an attorney.