# Tenant Screening Laws in Minneapolis **URL:** \ **Category:** Landlord Questions\ **Created:** [September 16, 2019, 2:02am UTC](https://community.avail.com/t/tenant-screening-laws-in-minneapolis/462 "2019-09-16T02:02:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![natesmoyer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.avail.com/natesmoyer/32/766_2.png) [@natesmoyer](https://community.avail.com/u/natesmoyer)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2019, 2:02am UTC](https://community.avail.com/t/tenant-screening-laws-in-minneapolis/462/1 "2019-09-16T02:02:57Z")
A new legal update regarding tenant screening was just unanimously passed by the Minneapolis City Council. - Landlords may not use misdemeanor convictions older than 3 years for screening tenants - Landlords may not use felony convictions older than 7 years for screening tenants - Landlords may not use other worse convictions older than 10 years for screening tenants (I’m foggy on exactly what that means though) - Credit Score may not be used as a criteria to approve/deny a prospective tenant - Security deposits are now capped at one-month’s rent What do you think of these changes? > **[Minneapolis City Council unanimously approves ordinance preventing tenant...](https://www.fox9.com/news/minneapolis-city-council-unanimously-approves-ordinance-preventing-tenant-screening)** > > The Minneapolis City Council voted unanimously Friday morning to approve a controversial new ordinance designed to protect renters.  ---
**Author:** ![DSAWLandlord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b19c9b/32.png) [@DSAWLandlord](https://community.avail.com/u/DSAWLandlord)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2019, 12:18pm UTC](https://community.avail.com/t/tenant-screening-laws-in-minneapolis/462/2 "2019-09-16T12:18:13Z")
I think I would not rent in Minneapolis with those kind of restrictions. ---
**Author:** ![BobPleau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@BobPleau](https://community.avail.com/u/BobPleau)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2019, 2:39pm UTC](https://community.avail.com/t/tenant-screening-laws-in-minneapolis/462/3 "2019-09-16T14:39:11Z")
Jeeze, what do they mean by “may not user other worse convictions” - that would be a huge red flag in my book if say someone committed murder and were out early; I don’t know that I’d want to rent to them… not an ounce of interest in doing that. These changes are bs. ---
**Author:** ![DHinDenver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@DHinDenver](https://community.avail.com/u/DHinDenver)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2020, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.avail.com/t/tenant-screening-laws-in-minneapolis/462/4 "2020-08-26T18:33:10Z")
Why in the world would someone NOT consider a Prospective tenant’s credit score? That’s mainly how I choose tenants in Colorado. What other legal criteria are that States’ landlords supposed to use to pick tenants? ---
**Author:** ![Eric](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Eric](https://community.avail.com/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2020, 4:58pm UTC](https://community.avail.com/t/tenant-screening-laws-in-minneapolis/462/5 "2020-09-03T16:58:16Z")
I wonder if you are allowed to collect first month’s, last month’s, and a one month security deposit in Minneapolis? Or are you allowed to look at a prospects rent paying history from a previous landlord? Or the prospects eviction history? Or while not looking at credit score, can you look at their credit report to see if they pay their obligations on time? I look at those issues more than the actual credit score. I think being a landlord, especially a small do-it-your-self landlord, in cities like this would be difficult. Some of these cities have self-proclaimed socialists on the city council. They have no concerns for landlords, who are most definitely capitalists. In fact, they probably have disdain for landlords. I made a conscious decision to become a landlord and decided I would take some of the money I have made over my life and invest it in some rental houses. I would not do that if I lived in a city like Minneapolis. If you are what I call an “accidental landlord” because you inherited a property you cannot sell then you may have no choice but to be a landlord in Minneapolis. Good luck!