Minnesota Landlord Gets Covid Eviction Moratorium Suit Revived

A property owner of rental units in Minnesota will be able to pursue claims that the statewide residential eviction moratorium imposed in 2020 in response to the coronavirus pandemic was an unconstitutional taking and interfered with its contracts, the Eighth Circuit said Tuesday.

Gov. Tim Walz (DFL) signed three executive orders imposing and modifying a moratorium on residential evictions in an effort to alleviate the displacement of families due to the pandemic and its economic disruptions. The orders prohibited landlords from issuing notices of termination, non-renewal, or eviction to residents who failed to pay rent or otherwise violated the terms ...