Mobile home eviction rules in Minnesota

Minnesota's Chapter 327C protects manufactured home park residents with a strict cause-required eviction standard, graduated notice and cure periods, and a ban on retaliation. Even a resident who loses in court generally keeps the right to sell the home in the park. The information below describes how the law generally works; anyone facing a specific notice should consider consulting a licensed attorney in Minnesota.

What the statute says

Minn. Stat. §327C.09, subd. 1 sets the rule: "A park owner may recover possession of land upon which a manufactured home is situated only for a reason specified in this section or section 327C.095." The grounds and notice include: nonpayment of rent or utilities, after "ten days' written notice" and a 10-day chance to cure (subd. 2); failure to comply with a law relating to manufactured homes (subd. 3); failure to comply with a rule "within 30 days after receiving written notice" (subd. 4); conduct that "endangers other residents or park personnel, causes substantial damage ... or substantially annoys other residents" after "30 days' written notice to vacate" (subd. 5); "repeatedly committed serious violations" after a written warning, within six months (subd. 6); a "material misstatement" in the application discovered within one year (subd. 7); and park improvements substantially benefiting health and safety, on "90 days' written notice" (subd. 8).

Retaliation is barred by §327C.12: a park "may not increase rent, decrease services, alter an existing rental agreement or seek to recover possession ... as a penalty for a resident's" good-faith complaint, exercise of legal rights, or participation in a resident association. The statutory "IMPORTANT NOTICE" in §327C.02, subd. 5 summarizes the court outcome: a court "may require you to leave the park within seven days but give you 60 days to sell the home within the park."

How it works in general

A Minnesota park must have a §327C.09 (or §327C.095 closure) cause to evict, and the notice and cure period depend on the reason: 10 days for nonpayment, 30 days for most rule violations and for endangerment/annoyance, with a written warning framework for repeated serious violations. The eviction is decided in court; if the resident loses, the court can still allow 60 days to sell the home in place. A park cannot use rent increases, service cuts, or eviction to punish a resident for complaining, asserting rights, or organizing — and if the park's action came within 90 days of the protected activity, the park bears the burden of showing it was not retaliatory.

Common scenarios

General examples Minnesota park residents commonly encounter:

• A nonpayment notice arrives. The park must give 10 days' written notice and a 10-day chance to cure (§327C.09, subd. 2).
• A resident is cited for a rule violation. They generally have 30 days to comply after written notice (§327C.09, subd. 4).
• A resident is threatened after complaining to the city. Section 327C.12 bars retaliatory rent increases, service cuts, and evictions.

Other authorities that may apply

Chapter 327C sets the grounds, notice, and anti-retaliation rule; the eviction itself is an action to recover possession under the general housing law (Minn. Stat. ch. 504B), and §327C.10–.11 add defenses and procedures. Park closures follow §327C.095. Federal protections — the Fair Housing Act and the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act — can also apply, and Chapter 327C rights cannot be waived (§327C.02, subd. 4).