(Sandstone MN-) Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced today that his office has filed an enforcement action against Pine County landlord Howard Mostad for violating Executive Order 20-14 and Minnesota’s landlord-tenant laws by entering his tenants’ home in Sandstone against their wishes, disconnecting their electricity service, and attempting to pressure them to vacate the property. The tenants were sheltering in place in the home with their four-year-old daughter who has an underlying health condition that makes her especially vulnerable to COVID-19 exposure. The Attorney General’s Office is seeking emergency relief from the Court to restore the tenants’ utility services and prevent the landlord from interfering with their continued residency during the peacetime emergency.
Ellison prosecutes landlord for trying to evict tenant during Stay at Home Order
