Rent plus all nonoptional fees must appear under this label on the first page of the lease.
Written agreement required; qualifying housing-assistance cases use only the tenant-paid rent portion.
Ordinary three-week framework after the statutory triggers.
Specific cap within Minnesota’s shared-meter utility framework.
Minnesota charge guides
Each topic below is tied to a Minnesota primary source and kept separate when the legal framework differs by fee, late payment, utility method or deposit issue.
Security Deposit
Minnesota 21-day deposit return, 1% interest, ordinary-wear and inspection rules.
Open guide →21-Day Rule
Minnesota landlords generally have three weeks after tenancy termination to return the deposit or provide a written reason for withholding, after receiving delivery instructions.
Open guide →1% Interest
Minnesota security deposits earn simple noncompounded interest at one percent per year under § 504B.178.
Open guide →Initial Inspection
Minnesota landlords must notify new tenants of the option to request an initial inspection under § 504B.182.
Open guide →Move-Out Inspection
Minnesota landlords must notify tenants of the option to request a move-out inspection and the right to be present.
Open guide →Ordinary Wear
Minnesota deposit withholding to restore premises excludes ordinary wear and tear.
Open guide →Utility Billing
Minnesota rules for shared-metered apartment utilities, submetering, natural-gas and water/sewer allocation, provider bills, administrative billing charges and final utility billing.
Open guide →Deposit Remedies
Minnesota § 504B.178 provides statutory damages for certain failures to timely account for or return security-deposit money.
Open guide →Rental Fees & Total Price
Minnesota rules requiring nonoptional rental-fee disclosure, a first-page Total Monthly Payment, rental-ad fee disclosure and utility-inclusion disclosure.
Open guide →Rent Late Fees
Minnesota residential rent late-fee rules requiring written agreement, a stated trigger and an 8% maximum, with special treatment for covered housing-assistance tenancies.
Open guide →Use the exact Minnesota rule for the exact line item
For a mandatory apartment fee, compare the advertisement, first page of the executed lease and full fee schedule against the Total Monthly Payment disclosure. For a rent late fee, compare the written trigger, actual overdue balance and the 8% ceiling. If the disputed line is a separately billed utility charge, move to the utility-specific rules instead of treating it as an ordinary rental fee.
Mandatory fee disclosure, advertising and first-page total-price rules.Rent Late Fees
Written agreement, 8% overdue-rent ceiling and housing-assistance calculation base.Utility Billing
Shared meters, allocation, records and utility administration charges.
Core official sources
Current official statute requiring disclosure of all nonoptional fees, a first-page Total Monthly Payment, fee disclosure in residential rental advertising, utility-inclusion disclosure and statutory remedies.
Minnesota Revisor of StatutesMinnesota Statutes § 504B.177 — Late Fees ↗Current official residential late-fee statute requiring a written agreement that specifies when the fee applies, limiting the fee to 8% of the overdue rent payment and limiting covered housing-assistance late fees to the tenant-paid rent portion.
Minnesota Revisor of StatutesMinnesota Statutes § 504B.216 — Utility service in shared-metered residential buildings ↗Current utility-billing statute covering shared meters, submetering, apportionment formulas, provider-bill access, administrative billing charges and lease disclosures.
Minnesota Revisor of StatutesMinnesota Statutes § 504B.178 — security deposits ↗Current official statute for 1% interest, 21-day return/accounting, ordinary-wear exclusion, burden of proof and remedies.
Minnesota Revisor of StatutesMinnesota Statutes § 504B.182 — initial and final inspections ↗Current official statute requiring notice of the option to request initial and move-out inspections.