INSTRUCTIONS FOR JUDGE REVIEW OF HOUSING COURT REFEREE DECISIONS

The tenant should review Minn. R. Gen. Prac. 611, and Residential Unlawful Detainer and Eviction Defense Ch. IX.

The current practice in the Fourth District (Hennepin County) Housing Court on a request for judge review is for the referee to review the request for judge review and proposed order ex parte, and sign an order scheduling the hearing on the special term calendar and setting an amount to be paid into court by the appealing party, if necessary.

Special term hearings are scheduled for Thursdays at 1:30 pm at 314 City Hall, 350 South Fifth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55415.

Where the tenant may need to waive court fees, such as a sheriff's service fee, the tenant should apply for in forma pauperis status.