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MN Stat § 504B.425 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 504B — Landlord And Tenant|Section 504B.425 — Judgment.

504B.425 JUDGMENT. (a) If the court finds that the complaint in section 504B.395 has been proved, it may, in its discretion, take any of the actions described in paragraphs (b) to (g), either alone or in combination. (b) The court may order the landlord to remedy the violation or violations found by the court to exist if the court is satisfied that corrective action will be undertaken promptly. (c) The court may order the residential tenant to remedy the violation or violations found by the court to exist and deduct the cost from the rent subject to the terms as the court determines to be just. (d) The court may appoint an administrator with powers described in section 504B.445, and: (1) direct that rents due: (i) on and from the day of entry of judgment, in the case of petitioning residential tenants or housing-related neighborhood organizations; and (ii) on and from the day of service of the judgment on all other residential and commercial tenants of the residential building, if any, shall be deposited with the administrator appointed by the court; and (2) direct that the administrator use the rents collected to remedy the violations found to exist by the court by paying the debt service, taxes, and insurance, and providing the services necessary to the ordinary operation and maintenance of the residential building which the landlord is obligated to provide but fails or refuses to provide. (e) The court may find the extent to which any uncorrected violations impair the residential tenants' use and enjoyment of the property contracted for and order the rent abated accordingly. If the court enters judgment under this paragraph, the parties shall be informed and the court shall determine the amount by which the rent is to be abated. (f) After termination of administration, the court may continue the jurisdiction of the court over the residential building for a period of one year and order the landlord to maintain the residential building in compliance with all applicable state, county, and city health, safety, housing, building, fire prevention, and housing maintenance codes. (g) The court may grant any other relief it deems just and proper, including a judgment against the landlord for reasonable attorney fees, not to exceed $500, in the case of a prevailing residential tenant or neighborhood organization. The $500 limitation does not apply to awards made under section 549.211 or other specific statutory authority. History:   1999 c 199 art 1 s 64
MN Stat § 504B.431 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 504B — Landlord And Tenant|Section 504B.431 — Service Of Judgment.

504B.431 SERVICE OF JUDGMENT. A copy of the judgment must be personally served on every residential and commercial tenant of the residential building whose obligations will be affected by the judgment. If, with due diligence, personal service cannot be made, service may be made by posting a notice of the judgment on the entrance door of the residential tenant's dwelling or commercial tenant's unit and by mailing a copy of the judgment to the residential tenant or commercial tenant by certified mail. History:   1999 c 199 art 1 s 65
MN Stat § 504B.435 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 504B — Landlord And Tenant|Section 504B.435 — Landlord's Right To Collect Rent Suspended.

504B.435 LANDLORD'S RIGHT TO COLLECT RENT SUSPENDED. If an administrator has been appointed pursuant to section 504B.425, paragraph (d), any right of the landlord to collect rent from the petitioner is void and unenforceable from the time the court signs the order for judgment until the administration is terminated. Any right of the landlord to collect rent from other tenants is void and unenforceable from the time of service of judgment as set forth in section 504B.431 until the administration is terminated. History:   1999 c 199 art 1 s 66
MN Stat § 504B.441 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 504B — Landlord And Tenant|Section 504B.441 — Residential Tenant May Not Be Penalized For Complaint.

504B.441 RESIDENTIAL TENANT MAY NOT BE PENALIZED FOR COMPLAINT. A residential tenant may not be evicted, nor may the residential tenant's obligations under a lease be increased or the services decreased, if the eviction or increase of obligations or decrease of services is intended as a penalty for the residential tenant's or housing-related neighborhood organization's complaint of a violation. The burden of proving otherwise is on the landlord if the eviction or increase of obligations or decrease of services occurs within 90 days after filing the complaint, unless the court finds that the complaint was not made in good faith. After 90 days the burden of proof is on the residential tenant. History:   1999 c 199 art 1 s 67
MN Stat § 504B.451 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 504B — Landlord And Tenant|Section 504B.451 — Receivership Revolving Loan Fund.

504B.451 RECEIVERSHIP REVOLVING LOAN FUND. The Minnesota Housing Finance Agency may establish a revolving loan fund to pay the administrative expenses of receivership administrators under section 504B.445 for properties for occupancy by low- and moderate-income persons or families. Landlords must repay administrative expense payments made from the fund. History:   1999 c 199 art 1 s 69
MN Stat § 504B.455 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 504B — Landlord And Tenant|Section 504B.455 — Removal Of Administrator.

504B.455 REMOVAL OF ADMINISTRATOR. Subdivision 1. Petition by administrator. The administrator may, after notice to all parties, petition the court to be relieved of duties, including in the petition the reasons for it. The court may, in its discretion, grant the petition and discharge the administrator upon approval of the accounts. Subd. 2. Petition by a party. A party may, after notice to the administrator and all other parties, petition the court to remove the administrator. If the party shows good cause, the court shall order the administrator removed and direct the administrator to immediately deliver to the court an accounting of administration. The court may make any other order necessary and appropriate under the circumstances. Subd. 3. Appointment of new administrator. If the administrator is removed, the court shall appoint a new administrator in accordance with section 504B.445, giving all parties an opportunity to be heard. History:   1999 c 199 art 1 s 70
MN Stat § 504B.461 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 504B — Landlord And Tenant|Section 504B.461 — Termination Of Administration.

504B.461 TERMINATION OF ADMINISTRATION. Subdivision 1. Events of termination. The administration shall be terminated upon one of the following: (1) certification is secured from the appropriate governmental agency that the violations found by the court to exist at the time of judgment have been remedied; or (2) an order according to section 504B.445, subdivision 5. Subd. 2. Accounting by administrator. After the occurrence of any of the conditions in subdivision 1, the administrator shall: (1) submit to the court an accounting of receipts and disbursements of the administration together with copies of all bills, receipts, and other memoranda pertaining to the administration, and, where appropriate, a certification by an appropriate governmental agency that the violations found by the court to exist at the time of judgment have been remedied; and (2) comply with any other order the court makes as a condition of discharge. Subd. 3. Discharge of administrator. Upon approval by the court of the administrator's accounts and compliance by the administrator with any other order the court may make as a condition of discharge, the court shall discharge the administrator from any further responsibilities pursuant to sections 504B.381 and 504B.395 to 504B.471. History:   1999 c 199 art 1 s 71
MN Stat § 504B.465 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 504B — Landlord And Tenant|Section 504B.465 — Waiver Not Allowed.

504B.465 WAIVER NOT ALLOWED. Any provision of a lease or other agreement in which a provision of section 504B.381 or sections 504B.395 to 504B.471 is waived by a residential tenant is contrary to public policy and void. History:   1999 c 199 art 1 s 72
MN Stat § 504B.471 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 504B — Landlord And Tenant|Section 504B.471 — Purpose To Provide Additional Remedies.

504B.471 PURPOSE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL REMEDIES. The purpose of section 504B.381 and sections 504B.395 to 504B.471 is to provide additional remedies and nothing contained in those sections alters the ultimate financial liability of the landlord or residential tenant for repairs or maintenance of the building. History:   1999 c 199 art 1 s 73
MN Stat § 505.04 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 505 — Plats; Coordinates; Surveys|Section 505.04 — Real Estate Taxes; Recording; Copies.

505.04 REAL ESTATE TAXES; RECORDING; COPIES. Every plat, when duly certified, signed, and acknowledged, as provided in section 505.021, and upon presentation of a certificate from the authorized county official that the current year's taxes have been paid, shall be recorded in the office of the county recorder or registrar of titles, or both, if the plat contains both nonregistered and registered property. All copies required by the county shall be exact transparent reproducible copies prepared in accordance with section 505.021, subdivision 1. The official plat and any copies maintained in county offices shall be open to inspection by the public. Upon request of the county auditor of the county wherein the land is situated, the county recorder or registrar of titles shall cause a reproduction copy of the official plat, or of the exact copy, to be made and filed with the county auditor, at the expense of the county. History:  (8240) RL s 3368; 1907 c 438; 1911 c 347 s 2; 1967 c 580 s 3; 1976 c 181 s 2; 1983 c 222 s 43; 1984 c 655 art 1 s 68; 2007 c 73 s 4; 2015 c 7 s 10
MN Stat § 505.05 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 505 — Plats; Coordinates; Surveys|Section 505.05 — Certain Statutory City Plats Declared Official.

505.05 CERTAIN STATUTORY CITY PLATS DECLARED OFFICIAL. In all cases in which numerous plats have been made or recorded between the 15th day of September, A.D. 1887, and the 15th day of January, A.D. 1904, the last plat made and recorded and affecting a particular statutory city is hereby declared to be, and is hereby made, the official plat of the particular statutory city to which it relates. History:  (8242) 1913 c 497 s 1; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7
MN Stat § 505.06 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 505 — Plats; Coordinates; Surveys|Section 505.06 — Certain Statutory City Plats To Be Recorded.

505.06 CERTAIN STATUTORY CITY PLATS TO BE RECORDED. Any statutory city plat which has been heretofore filed in the office of the county recorder of the county in which the statutory city is located, but not recorded, but has been and has remained on file in the office of the county recorder for more than 15 years prior to the passage of this section, shall, upon the request of any property owner whose property is affected by or included in the plat, and upon the payment of legal fees therefor, be recorded by the county recorder; and, to entitle any such plat to be so recorded, it shall not be necessary to have the same approved by the council of such statutory city, nor shall it be necessary to have the certificate of the recorder of such statutory city or the auditor of such county to or upon the plat or to have any certificate upon such plat, not on the same at the time such plat was so filed in the office of the county recorder. History:  (8241) 1913 c 325 s 1; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1976 c 181 s 2; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 505.07 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 505 — Plats; Coordinates; Surveys|Section 505.07 — City With New Name May Conform Plat Names.

505.07 CITY WITH NEW NAME MAY CONFORM PLAT NAMES. The council of any statutory city in this state, the name of which has been changed, is hereby given power and authority to change, in the manner herein specified, the name of any and all plats of real estate located within the corporate limits of such statutory city to conform to the corporate name of such statutory city. In case the statutory city council determines to change the name of any such plat, it shall adopt a resolution specifying the plat, the name of which is to be changed, and designating the name by which it shall thereafter be known, and a copy of the resolution, duly certified by the clerk or recorder of the statutory city, shall thereupon be filed for record in the office of the county recorder of each county in which the real estate covered by the plat is located. After such a resolution has been adopted and a certified copy thereof recorded, the plat referred to therein shall thereafter be known and designated by the name specified in the resolution and all real estate embraced in the plat may thereafter be conveyed by reference to the name of the plat as changed or by reference to the name of the plat before its name was changed as the grantor may prefer. History:  (8242-1, 8242-2, 8242-3) 1927 c 31 s 1-3; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1976 c 181 s 2
MN Stat § 505.08 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 505 — Plats; Coordinates; Surveys|Section 505.08 — Certified Copies; Penalties.

505.08 CERTIFIED COPIES; PENALTIES. Subdivision 1.  [Repealed, 2007 c 73 s 7] Subd. 2. Public certified copies. The copies of the official plat or of the exact reproducible copy shall be compared and certified to by the county recorder or registrar of titles in the manner in which certified copies of records are issued in the recorder's or registrar's office, and the copy thereof shall be for the use of the general public and anyone shall have access to and may inspect such certified copy during normal business hours. When the plat includes both registered and nonregistered land, copies thereof shall be so certified and available for such general public use in each of the offices of the county recorder and registrar of titles; provided, however, that only one such copy so certified shall be provided for general public use in those counties wherein the offices of the county recorder and registrar of titles are one and the same. When any copy, or any part thereof, shall become illegible from use or wear or otherwise, it shall be the duty of the county recorder or registrar of titles or county surveyor, depending upon where the copy resides, to make a reproduction copy of the official plat, or the exact transparent reproducible copy. It shall be the responsibility of the county recorder or registrar of titles to compare the copy, certify that it is a correct copy thereof, by proper certificate as set forth above, and it shall be made available in place of the illegible copy. Reproductions from the exact transparent reproducible copy shall be available to any person upon request and the cost of such reproductions shall be paid by the person making such request. If a copy of the official plat is requested, the county recorder shall prepare it and duly certify that it is a copy of the official plat and the cost of such copy shall be paid by the person making such request. Subd. 2a.  [Repealed, 2007 c 73 s 7] Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 2007 c 73 s 7] History:  (8243) 1913 c 101 s 1; 1959 c 339 s 3; 1967 c 580 s 4; 1976 c 6 s 1; 1976 c 181 s 2; 1978 c 499 s 1; 1985 c 281 s 13; 1986 c 444; 1998 c 324 s 9; 1999 c 11 art 3 s 19; 2000 c 497 s 3; 2005 c 136 art 14 s 8; 2007 c 73 s 5
MN Stat § 505.09 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 505 — Plats; Coordinates; Surveys|Section 505.09 — County Board Controls Plats Outside Municipalities.

505.09 COUNTY BOARD CONTROLS PLATS OUTSIDE MUNICIPALITIES. Subdivision 1. Platting; laying of public ways. The county board of any county shall have power to control and regulate the platting of subdivision of land and the laying out of streets and other public ways without the boundaries of municipalities. Subd. 1a. Town board preapproval. The board shall not approve any plat of land lying in a town which has appointed a planning and zoning commission unless the town board approves the plat and the laying of streets and other public ways shown on it. The approval shall be endorsed on the plat and signed by the chair of the town board. Subd. 2. Street width, parking places. The county board may adopt regulations concerning the width of streets and establishment of public parking places with which plats must conform before approval. History:  (8243-1) 1929 c 225 s 1; 1947 c 185 s 1; 1949 c 665 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 9 s 4
MN Stat § 505.10 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 505 — Plats; Coordinates; Surveys|Section 505.10 — Major Street Plan.

505.10 MAJOR STREET PLAN. In order to exercise the power conferred under sections 505.09 to 505.13, the board of county commissioners shall prepare a comprehensive major street plan of the district involved, which plan shall be designated and adopted as the official major street plan of the areas adjoining the city of .................... Such plan may, from time to time, be amended, extended, or amplified. In the preparation of the major street plan and in the administration of the powers herein conferred, the board of county commissioners may avail itself of the assistance of the city planning commission of the city of the first class adjoining the areas involved. History:  (8243-2) 1929 c 225 s 2
MN Stat § 505.11 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 505 — Plats; Coordinates; Surveys|Section 505.11 — Board To Make Regulations.

505.11 BOARD TO MAKE REGULATIONS. In exercising the powers herein conferred the board of county commissioners shall adopt regulations governing the platting of subdivision of lands within the areas designated. Such regulations may provide for the reasonable coordination of location and dimension of streets and boulevards and the location of utilities to be contained therein, the minimum width, depth, and area of lots and the distance of the front building line from the streets in residence neighborhoods, the extent of the grading and drainage of streets to be required as a condition precedent to the approval of plats of subdivisions. No grades shall be established or required by such regulations which would cause a material damage to the land within the area sought to be subdivided. History:  (8243-3) 1929 c 225 s 3
MN Stat § 505.12 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 505 — Plats; Coordinates; Surveys|Section 505.12 — Powers Additional.

505.12 POWERS ADDITIONAL. The powers herein conferred upon the board of county commissioners shall be construed as an addition to existing powers and not as an amendment to or a repeal thereof and shall be supplemental to and shall not set aside the jurisdiction over plats of subdivisions now exercised by the governing bodies of statutory cities and municipalities located in areas within the scope of sections 505.09 to 505.13; provided, that upon the failure of the governing body of such statutory city or municipality and the board of county commissioners to concurrently approve and adopt a plat of subdivision within 60 days of the time or presentation to each respective authority the approval of the board of county commissioners shall be final. The board of county commissioners may extend the time for concurrent approval with respect to individual plats of subdivisions. History:  (8243-4) 1929 c 225 s 4; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7
MN Stat § 505.13 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 505 — Plats; Coordinates; Surveys|Section 505.13 — Application; Limitation.

505.13 APPLICATION; LIMITATION. Nothing in sections 505.09 to 505.13 shall amend, repeal, or affect Special Laws 1889, chapter 178. History:  (8243-5) 1929 c 225 s 5
MN Stat § 505.14 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 505 — Plats; Coordinates; Surveys|Section 505.14 — Vacation.

505.14 VACATION. Upon the application of the owner of land included in any plat, and upon proof that all taxes assessed against the land have been paid, and the notice hereinafter provided for given, the district court may vacate or alter all, or any part, of the plat, and adjudge the title to all streets, alleys, and public grounds to be in the persons entitled thereto; but streets or alleys connecting separate plats or lying between blocks or lots or providing access for the public to any public water, shall not be vacated between the lots, blocks, or plats as are not also vacated, unless it appears that the street or alley or part thereof sought to be vacated is useless for the purpose for which it was laid out. If any part of a street, alley, or public ground proposed for vacation terminates at, abuts upon, or is adjacent to any public water, the petitioner shall serve notice of the petition by certified mail upon the commissioner of natural resources at least 60 days before the term at which it shall be heard. The notice under this subdivision creates a right of intervention by the commissioner of natural resources. The petitioner shall cause two weeks published and posted notice of such application to be given, the last publication to be at least ten days before the term at which it shall be heard; and the petitioner shall also serve personally, or cause to be served personally, notice of the application, at least ten days before the term at which the application shall be heard, upon the mayor of the city, the president of the statutory city, or the chair of the town board of the town where the land is situated. The court shall hear all persons owning or occupying land that would be affected by the proposed vacation, and if, in the judgment of the court, the same would be damaged, the court may determine the amount of the damage and direct its payment by the applicant before the vacation or alteration shall take effect. A certified copy of the order of the court shall be filed with the county auditor, and recorded by the county recorder. The district court shall not vacate or alter any street, alley, or public ground dedicated to the public use in or by any plat in any city or town organized under a charter or special law which provides a method of procedure for the vacation of streets and public grounds by the municipal authorities of the city or town. History:  (8244) RL s 3369; 1909 c 503 s 1; 1917 c 38 s 1; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1976 c 181 s 2; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 183 s 7; 2005 c 117 s 3