7-325 - Hotel or Motel Owner/Client Disputes

7-325 - Hotel or Motel Owner/Client Disputes

  • Summary: Clarifies police involvement in disputes between hotel/motel owners and clients, including eviction rules.
  • Effective Date: 03-22-2018
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Policy

MPD officers do not intervene in hotel or motel owner/client disputes, except where required by statute.

  1. In the absence of a court order, a hotel/motel owner may not take possession of a tenant's property for failure to pay the bill.
  2. With good cause, a hotel/motel owner may evict a client from the premises without a court order for reasons outlined in Minn. Stat. §327.
 

Definitions

Refer to the Commonly Used Terms page for general definitions.


Document History:

Title Effective Date Revision Type Download
7-325 - Hotel or Motel Owner/Client Disputes 03-22-2018 download PDF

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  • New: Policy had been added.
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  • Definitions Update: A glossary definition was updated.
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  • Renamed: Policy title changed.
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  • Split: Single policy was divided into multiple.
  • Eliminated: Policy was removed and is no longer in effect.
  • PRH Implementation: Edits for the Policy and Resource Hub; no content changes.