Criminal history background checks permitted for nonresident tenant organizers.

HF 935 allows landlords in Minnesota to request criminal background checks from the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension for nonresident tenant organizers (people who organize tenants but don't live at the property) before they enter the building or exercise organizing rights. Tenant organizers must consent to the check and pay the actual cost to the landlord. Landlords may then deny access if the organizer was convicted of a violent crime (per Minn. Stat. § 624.712) or refuses to consent. This bill directly affects nonresident tenant organizers by creating a new requirement for background checks before they can engage in organizing activities on a property.