Free Self-Paced Online Course
Minnesota Tenant Rights Course
A free course for people who rent in Minnesota. Learn about your rights and responsibilities as a renter, and find out where to get help when you need it.
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Format
Self-paced and online
Learn at your own pace. The course works on your phone, tablet, or computer.
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Structure
Six short modules
Go from looking for a home to moving out, one step at a time.
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Goal
Know your rights
Understand your rights as a renter and know where to get help.
A Practical Course for Minnesota Renters
Renting a home comes with rights and responsibilities. Knowing them can help you avoid problems, solve them sooner, and feel more confident talking with your landlord. This course explains the basics in plain language.
What This Course Helps You Do
What You’ll Learn
The course has six modules. Each one has an introduction, five short lessons, and a quiz.
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Before You Rent
Looking for a home, rental applications, leases, deposits, and what to check before you move in.
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Your Rights While Renting
Everyday rights and responsibilities, privacy, repairs, and what to do when something goes wrong.
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Organizing With Your Neighbors
How renters can work together, start a tenant association, and speak up for better housing.
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Saint Paul Renter Protections
How Saint Paul rules add to statewide protections, and where to find local help.
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Ending a Tenancy and Moving Out
Giving notice, moving out, and getting your security deposit back.
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Evictions and Getting Help
How the eviction process works and how to find help quickly.
How the Course Works
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Step 1
Create an account
Sign up for free. It only takes a minute.
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Step 2
Read the lessons
Work through six modules at your own pace.
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Step 3
Take the quizzes
Each module ends with a 10-question quiz. Score 70% to pass.
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Step 4
Come back anytime
Retake quizzes and review lessons whenever you need to.
This course is being finalized
We are still writing the lessons. Tenant law experts will review them before they are published. This course shares general information. It is not legal advice.
Know Your Rights as a Renter
The course is free and you can take it at your own pace. Start today and come back whenever you have a question about renting.
Who This Course Is For
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Renters
People who rent a house, apartment, or room in Minnesota.
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People looking for a home
People getting ready to apply for a rental or sign a lease.
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Neighbors and organizers
People who want to work with other renters to make their housing better.