Law / United States / Minnesota / Minneapolis
Prohibition on Use of Rent-Setting Algorithms (Ord. No. 2025-010)
Minneapolis Code of Ordinances sec. 244.2070
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In force 7 months, effective 1 March 2026.
An AI prohibited practices rule binding private bodies.
As of 3 September 2026.
What it requires
- A landlord operating in Minneapolis must not use any device that draws on nonpublic competitor rent or occupancy data to set rents or occupancy levels for a dwelling unit
- This ordinance does not separately restrict selling, licensing, or otherwise supplying such a device to a Minneapolis landlord
If you get it wrong
Private right of actionYes
What it reaches
What it reaches
capability
Obligation class
Prohibition
What it makes you log
Logging duty
The section bars using an algorithmic device to set rents or occupancy levels, and states no duty to keep a log or record of that use.
- Kind
- None
- As of
- 21 September 2026
Who checks it
Audit expectation
none
What this law does
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A landlord (owner or operator) may not use an algorithmic device, defined to include software that uses nonpublic competitor rent or occupancy data, when setting rents or occupancy levels for a dwelling unit in Minneapolis. The section does not separately prohibit selling, licensing, or otherwise supplying such a device. A tenant may bring a civil action to recover compensatory damages and reasonable attorney's fees.
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Read the law
City of Minneapolis, official Code of Ordinances text
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