Security deposit rules sd-2026.11.19
Published interest rates and the cleaning rule are now written as dated values, one value from each date. No rule changed and no answer moved.
- Changed: Deductions, Interest.
Minnesota rule history
Every change we have made to the rules we apply in Minnesota, newest first. Each entry gives the ruleset version, the day we made the change and the rules it touched.
Changes, newest first
Dates are the days we made each change. A change reaches tektolo.com with the next release of the site. Changes that apply in every state are in the rules changelog. Rules changelog.
Security deposit rules sd-2026.11.7
Maryland trebles only what is withheld without a basis, with fixes for West Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, the District of Columbia's bad-faith treble and Minnesota's late statement.
- Changed: Penalties.
Security deposit rules sd-2026.10.29
Uses inputs the statutes refer to: pet deposits and prepaid rent in caps and interest, Minneapolis's prepaid cap, North Carolina's term, published interest rates and move-in reports.
- Changed: Minneapolis: Overrides, Saint Paul: Overrides.
Security deposit rules sd-2026.10.27
Unpaid required interest counts in the penalty base where the statute says so: New Hampshire, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
- Changed: Penalties.
Security deposit rules sd-2026.10.15
An uncovered city is reported as not checked, a $0 deposit has no deadline, and late-fee rules are read for the 14 states left (Utah capped; Idaho, Mississippi, West Virginia lease-conditioned).
- Changed: Saint Paul: City names.
Security deposit rules sd-2026.10.13
Deposit caps computed and versioned by collection or lease date (California AB 12, Georgia, Maryland, Colorado), with the exceptions the inputs show.
- Changed: Saint Paul: Overrides, Saint Paul: Sources, Saint Paul: Statute text.
Security deposit rules sd-2026.10.11
Interest rate histories for San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Maryland and Minnesota, each period at its own rate and counted each place's way.
- Changed: Interest.
Security deposit rules sd-2026.10.10
Weekend and holiday roll-forward under each state's time-computation statute (32 states), with each state's own legal holidays.
- Changed: Return deadline, Sources.
Security deposit rules sd-2026.10.9
Where the statute is silent on depreciation (49 states), an aged item is limited to its remaining value as an estimate; Colorado carpet over ten years old is barred.
- Changed: Deductions.
Security deposit rules sd-2026.10.8
Cleaning is typed per state, as named in the statute or recoverable only as damage beyond normal wear; a cleaning line of unknown kind is 'depends', never refused outright.
- Changed: Deductions.
Security deposit rules sd-2026.10.6
Late-fee caps (17 states, Chicago and Seattle) and lease-break limits; a lease-break charge is 'depends' everywhere.
- Changed: Deductions, Sources.
Security deposit rules sd-2026.10.1
Review fixes: inclusive tenancy thresholds, state holiday sets, Los Angeles and Maryland interest per rate year, Florida's notice of claim, Colorado's carpet and paint limits.
- Changed: Notes.
The rules we apply now
Each rule we apply in Minnesota, with the day it took its current form.
| Rule | In this form since | Version |
|---|---|---|
| Deductions | October 15, 2026 | sd-2026.11.19 |
| Deposit cap | October 9, 2026 | sd-2026.10.0 |
| Interest | October 15, 2026 | sd-2026.11.19 |
| Itemized statement and records | October 9, 2026 | sd-2026.10.0 |
| Notes | October 9, 2026 | sd-2026.10.1 |
| Penalties | October 10, 2026 | sd-2026.11.7 |
| Recent amendments | October 9, 2026 | sd-2026.10.0 |
| Return deadline | October 10, 2026 | sd-2026.10.10 |
| Statute | October 9, 2026 | sd-2026.10.0 |
| Statute text | October 9, 2026 | sd-2026.10.0 |
| Minneapolis: Notes | October 9, 2026 | sd-2026.10.0 |
| Minneapolis: Overrides | October 10, 2026 | sd-2026.10.29 |
| Minneapolis: Statute text | October 9, 2026 | sd-2026.10.0 |
| Saint Paul: Notes | October 9, 2026 | sd-2026.10.0 |
| Saint Paul: Overrides | October 10, 2026 | sd-2026.10.29 |
| Saint Paul: Statute text | October 10, 2026 | sd-2026.10.13 |
Get this as data
The same history is available as JSON. The API is free and needs no key.
- Changes this year:
/v1/rules/changes?state=MN&since=2026-01-01 - Every value of one rule:
/v1/rules/history?rule=deposit-settlement/states/MN%23return - What we said on a date about the law on another:
/v1/rules/as-of?rule=deposit-settlement/states/MN&known=2026-10-01&valid=2025-12-01