ELLIS v. DOE

A17-1611.

924 N.W.2d 258 (2019)

Andrew ELLIS, Appellant, v. John DOE, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

Filed: March 6, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel D. Van Nurden , Van Nurden Law, PLLC, Minneapolis, Minnesota; and John R. Shoemaker , Shoemaker & Shoemaker, P.L.L.C., Bloomington, Minnesota, for appellant.

Elizabeth F. Sauer , Central Minnesota Legal Services, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for respondent.

David Y. Trevor , Tiana Towns , Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Samuel Spaid , Minneapolis, Minnesota, for amicus curiae HOME Line.

Bruce Jones , Michael F. Cockson , James W. Poradek , Isaac B. Hall , Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for amici curiae Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, CHUM, Family Housing Fund, Housing Justice Center, Inquilinxs Unidxs Por Justicia, Jewish Community Action, Loaves and Fishes Duluth, The Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless, Northpoint Health and Wellness Center, Inc., and Volunteer Lawyers Network.


OPINION

Appellant Andrew Ellis initiated eviction proceedings against his tenant, John Doe, for nonpayment of rent.1 The tenant raised a common-law habitability defense, asserting that Ellis had breached the covenants of habitability. The district court found for the tenant and ordered retroactive...

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