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MN Stat § 515A.1-111 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 515A — Uniform Condominium Act|Section 515A.1-111 — Severability.

515A.1-111 SEVERABILITY. If any provision of sections 515A.1-101 to 515A.4-117 or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of sections 515A.1-101 to 515A.4-117 which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or application, and to this end the provisions of sections 515A.1-101 to 515A.4-117 are severable. History:  1980 c 582 art 1 s 515.1-111
MN Stat § 515A.1-112 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 515A — Uniform Condominium Act|Section 515A.1-112 — Unconscionable Agreement Or Term Of Contract.

515A.1-112 UNCONSCIONABLE AGREEMENT OR TERM OF CONTRACT. (a) The court, upon finding as a matter of law that a contract or contract clause to which the declarant or the affiliate of a declarant is a party was unconscionable at the time the contract was made, may refuse to enforce the contract, enforce the remainder of the contract without the unconscionable clause, or limit the application of any unconscionable clause in order to avoid an unconscionable result. (b) Whenever it is claimed, or appears to the court that such a contract or contract clause is or may be unconscionable, the parties, in order to aid the court in making the determination, shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to present evidence as to: (1) the commercial setting of the negotiations; (2) whether a party has knowingly taken advantage of the inability of the other party reasonably to protect the other party's interests by reason of physical or mental infirmity, illiteracy, or inability to understand the language of the agreement or similar factors; (3) the effect and purpose of the contract or clause; and (4) if a sale, any gross disparity, at the time of contracting, between the amount charged for the real estate and the value of the real estate measured by the price at which similar real estate was readily obtainable in similar transactions, but a disparity between the contract price and the value of the real estate measured by the price at which similar real estate was readily obtainable in similar transactions does not, of itself, render the contract unconscionable. History:  1980 c 582 art 1 s 515.1-112; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 515A.1-113 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 515A — Uniform Condominium Act|Section 515A.1-113 — Obligation Of Good Faith.

515A.1-113 OBLIGATION OF GOOD FAITH. Every contract or duty governed by sections 515A.1-101 to 515A.4-117 imposes an obligation of good faith in its performance or enforcement. History:  1980 c 582 art 1 s 515.1-113
MN Stat § 515A.1-114 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 515A — Uniform Condominium Act|Section 515A.1-114 — Remedies To Be Liberally Administered.

515A.1-114 REMEDIES TO BE LIBERALLY ADMINISTERED. (a) The remedies provided by sections 515A.1-101 to 515A.4-117 shall be liberally administered to the end that the aggrieved party is put in as good a position as though the other party had fully performed, provided that rights of bona fide purchasers shall be protected. However, consequential, special, or punitive damages may not be awarded except as specifically provided in sections 515A.1-101 to 515A.4-117 or by other rule of law. (b) Any right or obligation declared by sections 515A.1-101 to 515A.4-117 is enforceable by judicial proceeding unless the provision declaring it provides otherwise. History:  1980 c 582 art 1 s 515.1-114
MN Stat § 515A.1-115 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 515A — Uniform Condominium Act|Section 515A.1-115 — Notice.

515A.1-115 NOTICE. Except as otherwise stated in sections 515A.1-101 to 515A.4-117 all notices required by sections 515A.1-101 to 515A.4-117 shall be in writing and shall be effective upon hand delivery or upon mailing if properly addressed with postage prepaid and deposited in the United States mail. History:  1980 c 582 art 1 s 515.1-115
MN Stat § 515A.1-116 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 515A — Uniform Condominium Act|Section 515A.1-116 — Effective Date.

515A.1-116 EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 515A.1-106 is effective April 17, 1980. History:  1980 c 582 art 1 s 515.1-116
MN Stat § 515A.2-101 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 515A — Uniform Condominium Act|Section 515A.2-101 — Creation Of Condominium.

515A.2-101 CREATION OF CONDOMINIUM. (a) A condominium may be created pursuant to sections 515A.1-101 to 515A.4-117 only by recording a declaration executed, in the same manner as a deed, by all persons whose interests in the real estate will be conveyed to unit owners, except vendors under contracts for deed, and by every lessor of a lease the expiration or termination of which will terminate the condominium. The condominium shall not include real estate covered by a lease affecting less than all of the condominiums and the expiration or termination of which will reduce the size of the condominium. The declaration and bylaws shall be recorded in every county in which any portion of the condominium is located. Failure of any party to join in a declaration shall have no effect on the validity of a condominium provided that after the recording of the declaration the party acknowledges the condominium in a recorded instrument or the interest of the party is extinguished. (b) A declaration, or an amendment to a declaration adding units to a condominium, may not be recorded unless all structural components and mechanical systems serving more than one unit of all buildings containing or comprising any units thereby created are substantially completed consistent with the floor plans, as evidenced by a certificate executed by a registered professional engineer or architect and recorded or attached to the floor plans. (c) No possessory interest in a unit may be conveyed until the unit is substantially completed as evidenced by a recorded certificate of completion executed by a registered professional engineer or architect. For the purpose of this section "substantially completed" means entirely completed consistent with the floor plans. This subsection does not prevent the conveyance prior to substantial completion of all units owned by the declarant to a person who is a transferee of special declarant rights. (d) The declaration, any amendment or amendments thereof, and every instrument affecting a condominium or any unit shall be entitled to be recorded. (e) In addition to the records and indexes required to be maintained by the recording officer, the recording officer shall maintain an index or indexes whereby the record of each declaration contains a reference to the record of each conveyance of a unit affected by the declaration. (f) The recording officer shall upon request assign a number to a condominium to be formed. (g) The recording officer shall separate the floor plans from the declaration and the floor plans shall be kept by the recording officer in a separate file for each condominium indexed in the same manner as a conveyance entitled to record indicating the number of the condominium. History:  1980 c 582 art 2 s 515.2-101
MN Stat § 515A.2-102 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 515A — Uniform Condominium Act|Section 515A.2-102 — Unit Boundaries.

515A.2-102 UNIT BOUNDARIES. Except as otherwise provided by the declaration: (1) If walls, floors, or ceilings are designated as boundaries of a unit, all lath, furring, wallboard, plasterboard, plaster, paneling, tiles, wallpaper, paint, finished flooring, and any other materials constituting any part of the finished surfaces thereof are a part of the unit, and all other portions of the walls, floors, or ceilings are a part of the common elements. (2) If any chute, flue, duct, pipe, wire, conduit, bearing wall, bearing column, or any other fixture lies partially within and partially outside of the designated boundaries of a unit, any portion thereof serving only that unit is a limited common element allocated solely to that unit, and any portion thereof serving more than one unit or any portion of the common elements is a part of the common elements. (3) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2), all spaces, interior partitions, and other fixtures and improvements within the boundaries of a unit are a part of the unit. (4) All exterior doors and windows and any shutters, awnings, window boxes, doorsteps, stoops, porches, balconies, patios, or other fixtures designed to serve a single unit, but located outside the unit's boundaries, are limited common elements allocated exclusively to that unit. History:  1980 c 582 art 2 s 515.2-102
MN Stat § 515A.2-103 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 515A — Uniform Condominium Act|Section 515A.2-103 — Construction And Validity Of Declaration And Bylaws.

515A.2-103 CONSTRUCTION AND VALIDITY OF DECLARATION AND BYLAWS. (a) All provisions of the declaration and bylaws are severable. (b) The rule against perpetuities may not be applied to defeat any provision of the declaration or sections 515A.1-101 to 515A.4-117, or any instrument executed pursuant to the declaration or sections 515A.1-101 to 515A.4-117. (c) In the event of a conflict between the provisions of the declaration and the bylaws, the declaration prevails except to the extent that the declaration is inconsistent with sections 515A.1-101 to 515A.4-117. History:  1980 c 582 art 2 s 515.2-103
MN Stat § 515A.2-104 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 515A — Uniform Condominium Act|Section 515A.2-104 — Description Of Units.

515A.2-104 DESCRIPTION OF UNITS. After the declaration is recorded, a description of a unit which sets forth the number of the condominium, the county in which the condominium is located, and the identifying number of the unit, is a sufficient legal description of that unit and its common element interest whether or not the common element interest is described or referred to therein. History:  1980 c 582 art 2 s 515.2-104
MN Stat § 515A.2-105 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 515A — Uniform Condominium Act|Section 515A.2-105 — Contents Of Declaration; All Condominiums.

515A.2-105 CONTENTS OF DECLARATION; ALL CONDOMINIUMS. The declaration for a condominium shall contain: (1) the name and number of the condominium, which shall include the word "condominium" or be followed by the words "a condominium"; (2) the name of every county in which any part of the condominium is situated; (3) a legally sufficient description of the real estate included in the condominium; (4) a description or delineation of the boundaries of a unit; (5) the condominium plat as required by section 515A.2-110; (6) an allocation to each unit of an undivided interest in the common elements, a portion of the votes in the association, and a percentage or fraction of the common expenses of the association (section 515A.2-108); (7) a statement of the maximum number of any units which may be created by the subdivision or conversion of units owned by the declarant pursuant to section 515A.2-115(c); (8) an allocation of any limited common elements, as provided in section 515A.2-109; (9) any restrictions on use, occupancy, and alienation of the units; (10) a statement showing that the condominium is not subject to an ordinance provided for in section 515A.1-106 or showing that any conditions required under an ordinance have been complied with; (11) any other matters the declarant deems appropriate. History:  1980 c 582 art 2 s 515.2-105; 1986 c 342 s 6
MN Stat § 515A.2-106 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 515A — Uniform Condominium Act|Section 515A.2-106 — Contents Of Declaration; Flexible Condominiums.

515A.2-106 CONTENTS OF DECLARATION; FLEXIBLE CONDOMINIUMS. The declaration for a flexible condominium shall include, in addition to the matters specified in section 515A.2-105: (1) an explicit reservation of any options to add additional real estate; (2) a statement of any time limit, not exceeding seven years after the recording of the declaration, upon which any option reserved under paragraph (1) will lapse, together with a statement of any circumstances that will terminate the option before the expiration of the time limit. If no time limit is set forth in the declaration, the time limit shall be seven years after the recording of the declaration; (3) a statement of any limitations on any option reserved under paragraph (1), other than limitations created by or imposed pursuant to law; (4) legally sufficient descriptions of each portion of additional real estate; (5) if portions of any additional real estate may be added at different times, a statement to that effect together with a statement fixing the boundaries of those portions and regulating the order in which they may be added or a statement that no assurances are made in those regards; (6) a statement of (i) the maximum number of units that may be created within any additional real estate and within any portion, the boundaries of which are fixed pursuant to paragraph (5), and (ii) how many of those units will be restricted exclusively to residential use; (7) a statement that any buildings and units that may be erected upon the additional real estate or a portion thereof will be compatible with the other buildings and units in the condominium in terms of architectural style, quality of construction, principal materials employed in construction, and size, or a statement of any differences with respect to the buildings or units, or a statement that no assurances are made respecting those matters; (8) a statement that all restrictions in the declaration affecting use, occupancy, and alienation of units will apply to units created in the additional real estate, or a statement of any differentiations that may be made as to those units; (9) general descriptions of all other improvements and common elements that may be made or created upon or within the additional real estate or each portion thereof; (10) a statement of the extent to which any assurances made in the declaration regarding additional real estate pursuant to paragraphs (5) to (9) apply in the event any additional real estate is not added to the condominium, or a statement that those assurances do not apply if the real estate is not added to the condominium. History:  1980 c 582 art 2 s 515.2-106
MN Stat § 515A.2-107 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 515A — Uniform Condominium Act|Section 515A.2-107 — Leasehold Condominiums.

515A.2-107 LEASEHOLD CONDOMINIUMS. (a) Any lease the expiration or termination of which may terminate the condominium shall be recorded and the declaration shall include, in addition to the matters specified in section 515A.2-105: (1) the county of recording and recorder's document number for the lease; (2) the date on which the lease is scheduled to expire; (3) any right of the unit owners to purchase the lessor's interest in the real estate and the manner whereby those rights may be exercised, or a statement that they do not have those rights; (4) any right of the unit owners to remove any improvements within a reasonable time after the expiration or termination of the lease, or a statement that they do not have those rights; and (5) any rights of the unit owners to renew the lease and the conditions of any renewal, or a statement that they do not have those rights. (b) After the declaration for a leasehold condominium is recorded, neither the lessor nor a successor in interest may terminate the leasehold interest of a unit owner who makes timely payment of the unit owner's share of the rent which shall be the same portion thereof as that of that unit owner's common area expense and who otherwise complies so far as practicable with a share of all other covenants which, if violated, would entitle the lessor to terminate the lease. No unit owner's leasehold interest is affected by failure of any other person to pay rent or fulfill any other covenant. (c) Acquisition of the leasehold interest of any unit owner by the lessor does not merge the leasehold and fee simple interests and the lessor shall hold the title to the unit subject to the declaration unless the leasehold interests of all unit owners subject to the lease are so acquired. History:  1980 c 582 art 2 s 515.2-107; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 515A.2-108 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 515A — Uniform Condominium Act|Section 515A.2-108 — Allocation Of Common Element Interests, Votes, And Common Expense Liabilities.

515A.2-108 ALLOCATION OF COMMON ELEMENT INTERESTS, VOTES, AND COMMON EXPENSE LIABILITIES. (a) The declaration shall allocate a fraction or percentage of the undivided interests in the common elements, common expenses and votes in the association to each unit in such manner that each of the items is equally allocated or is allocated according to the proportion of the area or volume of each unit to the area or volume of all units, and the items need not be allocated the same for all purposes. The declaration may provide that a portion of each common expense assessment may be allocated on the basis of equality and the remainder on the basis of area or volume of each unit. The sum of the percentages or fractions shall equal 100 percent or 1. (b) Except in the case of eminent domain (section 515A.1-107), expansion of a flexible condominium (section 515A.2-111), relocation of boundaries between adjoining units (section 515A.2-114), or subdivision of units (section 515A.2-115), the common element interest, votes and common expense liability allocated to any unit may not be altered, except as an amendment to the declaration which is signed by all unit owners and first mortgagees, and which complies with section 515A.2-119. The common elements are not subject to partition, and any purported conveyance, encumbrance, judicial sale or other voluntary or involuntary transfer of an undivided interest or involuntary transfer of an undivided interest in the common elements without the unit to which the interest is allocated is void. (c) The association may assess certain common expenses against fewer than all units pursuant to section 515A.3-114. History:  1980 c 582 art 2 s 515.2-108
MN Stat § 515A.2-109 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 515A — Uniform Condominium Act|Section 515A.2-109 — Common Elements And Limited Common Elements.

515A.2-109 COMMON ELEMENTS AND LIMITED COMMON ELEMENTS. Common elements other than limited common elements may be used in common with all unit owners. Except for the limited common elements described in section 515A.2-102(2) and (4), the declaration shall specify to which unit each limited common element is allocated. History:  1980 c 582 art 2 s 515.2-109
MN Stat § 515A.2-111 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 515A — Uniform Condominium Act|Section 515A.2-111 — Expansion Of Flexible Condominiums.

515A.2-111 EXPANSION OF FLEXIBLE CONDOMINIUMS. (a) To add additional real estate pursuant to an option reserved under section 515A.2-106(1), all persons having an interest in the additional real estate, excepting any holder of an easement or any holder of an interest to secure an obligation which interest was recorded or created subsequent to the recording of the declaration, shall prepare and execute and, after notice as provided in subsection (b), record an amendment to the declaration. The amendment to the declaration shall assign an identifying number to each unit formed in the additional real estate, and reallocate common element interests, votes in the association, and common expense liabilities according to section 515A.2-108. The amendment shall describe or delineate any limited common elements formed out of the additional real estate, showing or designating the unit to which each is allocated to the extent required by section 515A.2-109 (Limited Common Elements). (b) The declarant shall serve notice of an intention to add additional real estate as follows: (1) To the association in the same manner as service of summons in a civil action in district court at least 30 days prior to recording the amendment. The amendment shall be attached to the notice and shall not thereafter be changed so as to materially affect the rights of unit owners. (2) To the occupants of each unit by notice given in the manner provided in section 515A.1-115 not less than 20 days prior to recording the amendment addressed to "Occupant Entitled to Legal Notice" at each unit. Attached to the notice shall be a statement that the amendment has been served on the association. (3) Proof of service upon the association and the occupants shall be attached to the recorded amendment. (c) A lien upon the additional real estate that is not also upon the existing condominium is a lien only upon the units and their percentage of the common elements that are created from the additional real estate. Units within the condominium as it existed prior to expansion are transferred free of liens that are liens only upon the additional real estate, notwithstanding the fact that the percentage of common elements for the units is a percentage of the entire condominium, including the additional real estate. History:  1980 c 582 art 2 s 515.2-111; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 98 s 2
MN Stat § 515A.2-113 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests|Chapter 515A — Uniform Condominium Act|Section 515A.2-113 — Alterations Of Units.

515A.2-113 ALTERATIONS OF UNITS. Subject to the provisions of the declaration and other provisions of law, a unit owner: (1) may make any improvements or alterations to the unit that do not impair the structural integrity or mechanical systems or lessen the support of any portion of the condominium; (2) after acquiring an adjoining unit or an adjoining part of an adjoining unit, may with consent of the association and first mortgagees of the affected units, remove or alter any intervening partition or create apertures therein, even if the partition in whole or in part is a common element, if those acts do not impair the structural integrity or mechanical systems or lessen the support of any portion of the condominium. The adjoining unit owners shall have the exclusive license to use the space occupied by the common elements, but the use shall not create an easement or vested right. Removal of partitions or creation of apertures under this paragraph is not an alteration of boundaries. The association may reasonably require that the owner or owners of units affected replace or restore any such partition. History:  1980 c 582 art 2 s 515.2-113; 1986 c 444