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2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests › Chapter 515B — Minnesota Common Interest Ownership Act › Section 515B.3-120 — Declarant Duties; Turnover Of Records.

515B.3-120 DECLARANT DUTIES; TURNOVER OF RECORDS.
(a) During any period of declarant control pursuant to section 515B.3-103(c), declarant and any of its representatives who are acting as officers or directors of the association shall:
(1) cause the association to be operated and administered in accordance with its articles of incorporation and bylaws, the declaration and applicable law;
(2) be subject to all fiduciary obligations and obligations of good faith applicable to any persons serving a corporation in that capacity;
(3) cause the association's funds to be maintained in a separate bank account or accounts solely in the association's name, from and after the date of creation of the association; and
(4) cause the association to maintain complete and accurate records in compliance with section 515B.3-118.
(b) At such time as any period of declarant control terminates, declarant shall cause to be delivered to the board elected by the unit owners exclusive control of all funds of the association, all contracts and agreements which are binding on the association, all corporate records of the association including financial records, copies of all CIC plats and supplementary CIC plats, personal property owned or represented to be owned by the association, assignments of third-party warranties relating to common element improvements or other improvements the association is obliged to maintain, repair, or replace, if not in the name of the association, and, to the extent they are in the control or possession of the declarant, copies of all plans and specifications relating to buildings and related improvements which are part of the common elements, and operating manuals and warranty materials relating to any equipment or personal property utilized in the operation of the common interest community. The declarant's obligation to turn over the foregoing items shall continue to include additional new or changed items in its possession or control. Declarant shall not be obligated to assign any third-party warranty to the extent assignment is prohibited by the warranty or applicable law or otherwise prevents the declarant from enforcing the warranty.
(c) A person entitled to appoint the directors of a master association pursuant to section 515B.2-121(c)(1), and the master association's officers and directors, shall be subject to the same duties and obligations with respect to the master association as are described in subsections (a) and (b), to the extent applicable. A master association may not be used to circumvent or avoid any obligation or restriction imposed on a declarant or its affiliates by this chapter.
History:
1993 c 222 art 3 s 20; 2005 c 121 s 33; 2010 c 267 art 3 s 15
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests › Chapter 515B — Minnesota Common Interest Ownership Act › Section 515B.3-121 — Accounting Controls.

515B.3-121 ACCOUNTING CONTROLS.
(a) Subject to any additional or greater requirements set forth in the declaration or bylaws, a review of the association's financial statements shall be made at the end of the association's fiscal year, unless prior to 60 days after the end of that fiscal year, at a meeting or by mailed ballot, unit owners, other than declarant or its affiliates, of units to which at least 30 percent of the votes in the association are allocated vote to waive the review requirement for that fiscal year. A waiver vote shall not apply to more than one fiscal year, and shall not affect the board's authority to cause a review or audit to be made. The reviewed financial statements shall be delivered to all members of the association within 180 days after the end of the association's fiscal year.
(b) The review shall be made by a licensed, independent certified public accountant. A licensed, independent certified public accountant means an accountant who (i) is not an employee of the declarant or its affiliates, (ii) is professionally independent of the control of the declarant or its affiliates, (iii) is licensed in accordance with chapter 326A, and (iv) satisfies the tests for independence as promulgated by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
(c) Where the financial statements are prepared by an independent certified public accountant, they shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as established from time to time by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and shall be reviewed in accordance with standards for accounting and review services. In such case, the financial statements shall be presented on the full accrual basis using an accounting format that separates operating activity from replacement reserve activity.
History:
1993 c 222 art 3 s 21; 1999 c 11 art 2 s 24; 2010 c 191 s 12; 2010 c 267 art 3 s 16
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests › Chapter 515B — Minnesota Common Interest Ownership Act › Section 515B.4-103 — Common Interest Communities Subject To Rights To Add Additional Real Estate.

515B.4-103 COMMON INTEREST COMMUNITIES SUBJECT TO RIGHTS TO ADD ADDITIONAL REAL ESTATE.
If the declaration provides that a common interest community is subject to any rights to add additional real estate:
(1) the disclosure statement shall include the following notice:
"The following notice is required by Minnesota Statutes. The declarant has reserved in the declaration certain rights to add additional real estate. These rights allow a declarant to add units or common elements to a common interest community, and to make other changes to the community over a specified period of time. These changes may have a substantial effect upon the units or rights of unit owners, by changing relative voting power and share of common expenses, by increasing the number of persons using the common elements, by altering the size and appearance of the common interest community and by making other changes which may affect the value or utility of the units. A purchaser of units in this common interest community should consider the possible effects of the declarant's rights reserved for this project"; and
(2) the disclosure statement shall include, in addition to the information required by section 515B.4-102, a statement referencing the provisions of the declaration where rights to add additional real estate are reserved.
History:
1993 c 222 art 4 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests › Chapter 515B — Minnesota Common Interest Ownership Act › Section 515B.4-104 — Time Shares.

515B.4-104 TIME SHARES.
If the declaration permits time shares, the disclosure statement shall contain or disclose, in addition to the information required by sections 515B.4-102 and 515B.4-103:
(1) the unit identifiers of the units in which time shares may be created;
(2) the total number of time shares that may be created;
(3) the minimum duration of any time shares that may be created;
(4) the extent to which the creation of time shares will or may affect the enforceability of the association's lien for assessments provided in section 515B.3-116;
(5) a statement as to whether the time share interest is a fixed time period in a designated unit or if either the time period or unit may vary;
(6) copies of all organizational documents, contracts, leases and other documents affecting the time share association or the time shares, or the purchaser's rights therein;
(7) any state or federal ruling or nonaction letter regarding the classification of the time shares as a security or a statement that there is no ruling or nonaction letter;
(8) a statement as to whether the time share is registered with the state under the Subdivided Land Sales Act or with the federal government under the Interstate Land Sales Act and, if the time share is so registered, a copy of the public offering statement or other disclosure document required by those acts; and
(9) if the time share owners are to be permitted or required to become members of or to participate in a program for the exchange of occupancy rights among themselves or with the owners of time shares in other projects or both, a general description of the program.
History:
1993 c 222 art 4 s 4; 2010 c 267 art 4 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests › Chapter 515B — Minnesota Common Interest Ownership Act › Section 515B.4-105 — Common Interest Community With Building Once Occupied.

515B.4-105 COMMON INTEREST COMMUNITY WITH BUILDING ONCE OCCUPIED.
The disclosure statement for a common interest community containing any building that was at any time before the creation of the common interest community wholly or partially occupied, for any purpose, by persons other than purchasers or persons who occupied with the consent of purchasers, shall contain, in addition to the information required by sections 515B.4-102, 515B.4-103 and 515B.4-104:
(1) a professional opinion prepared by a registered professional architect or engineer, licensed in this state, describing the current condition of all structural components and mechanical, electrical, and plumbing installations material to the use and enjoyment of the building, to the extent reasonably ascertainable without disturbing the improvements or dismantling the equipment, which will be in place or be operational at the time of conveyance of the first unit to a person other than a declarant. Subject to such reasonable accessibility, the opinion shall include, at a minimum, the following information concerning the following components and installations: (i) the composition and condition of all roofs, (ii) the type of building frame and its condition, (iii) the composition and condition of exterior walls, (iv) whether any building foundation, or any exterior walls or exposed load-bearing components, show significant spalling, buckling, shearing, or other obvious settling, damage, or load distress, (v) the type, composition, and condition of predominant window and door systems, (vi) the condition of any furnaces or boilers, (vii) the stated capacity of common electrical service, (viii) the type and condition of any common elevator system serving any building, and (ix) evidence of water damage within any building and any apparent source of the damage;
(2) a statement of the remaining useful life of each item reported on in paragraph (1) or a statement that no representations are made in that regard as to some or all of the items;
(3) a list of any outstanding notices of uncured violations of building code or other municipal regulations, together with the estimated cost of curing those violations;
(4) the approximate age of each building and the approximate date of any major alterations or additions thereto; and
(5) a statement as to which, if any, of the components or installations reported on in clause (1) has been replaced or will be replaced prior to the recording of the declaration and the approximate date when the replacement occurred or will occur.
History:
1993 c 222 art 4 s 5; 2005 c 121 s 36; 2010 c 267 art 4 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests › Chapter 515B — Minnesota Common Interest Ownership Act › Section 515B.4-108 — Purchaser's Right To Cancel Resale.

515B.4-108 PURCHASER'S RIGHT TO CANCEL RESALE.
(a) Unless a purchaser is given the information required to be delivered by section 515B.4-107, more than ten days prior to the execution of the purchase agreement for the unit the purchaser may, prior to the conveyance, cancel the purchase agreement within ten days after receiving the information. The ten-day rescission period may be modified or waived, in writing, by agreement of the purchaser of a unit only after the purchaser has received and had an opportunity to review the information required to be delivered by section 515B.4-107. The person required to deliver the information required to be delivered by section 515B.4-107 may not condition the sale of the unit on the purchaser agreeing to modify or waive the purchaser's ten-day right of rescission, may not contractually obligate the purchaser to modify or waive the purchaser's ten-day right of rescission, and may not include a modification or waiver of the ten-day right of rescission in any purchase agreement for the unit. To be effective, a modification or waiver of a purchaser's ten-day right of rescission must be evidenced by an instrument separate from the purchase agreement signed by the purchaser more than three days after the purchaser receives the resale disclosure certificate.
(b) A purchaser who elects to cancel a purchase agreement pursuant to subsection (a), may do so by giving notice thereof to the seller or the seller's agent pursuant to section 515B.1-115 or, if the seller or the seller's agent has provided an electronic address at which the seller or seller's agent agrees to receive electronic communication, as defined in section 317A.011, subdivision 7a, by electronic communication sent to that address. Cancellation is without penalty and all payments made by the purchaser shall be refunded promptly.
History:
1993 c 222 art 4 s 8; 1999 c 11 art 2 s 29; 2004 c 203 art 1 s 8; 2005 c 121 s 39; 1Sp2005 c 7 s 24; 2010 c 267 art 4 s 7; 2017 c 38 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests › Chapter 515B — Minnesota Common Interest Ownership Act › Section 515B.4-109 — Escrow Deposits.

515B.4-109 ESCROW DEPOSITS.
All earnest money paid or deposits made in connection with the purchase or reservation of units from or with a declarant shall be deposited in an escrow account controlled jointly by the declarant and the purchaser, or controlled by a licensed title insurer or agent thereof, an attorney representing either the declarant or the purchaser, a licensed real estate broker, an independent bonded escrow company, or a governmental agency or instrumentality. The escrow account shall be in an institution whose deposits are insured by a governmental agency or instrumentality. The money or deposits shall be held in the escrow account until (i) delivered to the declarant at closing; (ii) delivered to the declarant because of the purchaser's default under a reservation agreement or a contract to purchase the unit; (iii) delivered to the purchaser pursuant to the provisions of section 515B.4-106 or the provisions of a reservation agreement or a contract to purchase; or (iv) delivered for payment of construction costs pursuant to a written agreement between the declarant and the purchaser.
History:
1993 c 222 art 4 s 9; 2005 c 121 s 40; 2014 c 198 art 4 s 25
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests › Chapter 515B — Minnesota Common Interest Ownership Act › Section 515B.4-110 — Obligation To Release Liens.

515B.4-110 OBLIGATION TO RELEASE LIENS.
(a) In the case of a transfer of a unit where a disclosure statement is required, the declarant, before conveying the unit, shall:
(1) record or furnish to the purchaser recordable releases of all liens, the foreclosure of which could deprive the unit owner of title to or occupancy of the unit, that the purchaser does not agree in writing to take subject to or assume, that encumber:
(i) in a condominium, that unit and its common element interest, and
(ii) in a cooperative or planned community, that unit and any common elements; or
(2) if the purchaser agrees in writing, provide the purchaser with a surety bond, substitute collateral or title insurance assuring against loss or damage from the enforcement of the lien.
(b) Before conveying real estate to the association, the declarant shall have the real estate released from: (1) all liens the foreclosure of which would deprive unit owners of any material right of access to a unit or any material easements appurtenant to a unit, and (2) all other liens on that real estate, unless the disclosure statement specifically states that the declarant may convey the real estate to the association subject to liens and discloses the maximum amount and all other relevant terms of the lien.
History:
1993 c 222 art 4 s 10; 2010 c 267 art 4 s 8
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests › Chapter 515B — Minnesota Common Interest Ownership Act › Section 515B.4-112 — Express Warranties.

515B.4-112 EXPRESS WARRANTIES.
(a) Express warranties made by a declarant or an affiliate of a declarant to a purchaser of a unit, if reasonably relied upon by the purchaser, are created as follows:
(1) Any affirmation of fact or promise which relates to the unit; use of the unit; rights appurtenant to the unit; improvements to the common interest community that would directly benefit the purchaser or the unit; or the right to use or have the benefit of facilities which are not a part of the common interest community, creates an express warranty that the unit and related rights and uses will conform to the affirmation or promise.
(2) Any model or description of the physical characteristics of a unit or the common interest community, including plans and specifications of or for a unit or other improvements located in the common interest community, creates an express warranty that the unit and the common interest community will conform to the model or description. A notice prominently displayed on a model or included in a description shall prevent a purchaser from reasonably relying upon the model or description to the extent of the disclaimer set forth in the notice.
(3) Any description of the quantity or extent of the real estate comprising the common interest community, including plats or surveys, creates an express warranty that the common interest community will conform to the description, subject to customary tolerances.
(b) Neither the form of the word "warranty" or "guaranty," nor a specific intention to make a warranty, are necessary to create an express warranty of quality, but a statement purporting to be merely an opinion or commendation of the real estate or its value does not create a warranty.
(c) Any conveyance of a unit transfers to the purchaser all express warranties.
History:
1993 c 222 art 4 s 12
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests › Chapter 515B — Minnesota Common Interest Ownership Act › Section 515B.4-113 — Implied Warranties.

515B.4-113 IMPLIED WARRANTIES.
(a) A declarant warrants to a purchaser that a unit will be in at least as good condition at the earlier of the time of the conveyance or delivery of possession as it was at the time of contracting, reasonable wear and tear excepted.
(b) A declarant warrants to a purchaser that:
(1) a unit and the common elements in the common interest community are suitable for the ordinary uses of real estate of its type; and
(2) any improvements subject to use rights by the purchaser, made or contracted for by the declarant, or made by any person in contemplation of the creation of the common interest community, will be (i) free from defective materials and (ii) constructed in accordance with applicable law, according to sound engineering and construction standards, and in a workmanlike manner.
(c) In addition, a declarant warrants to a purchaser of a unit which under the declaration is available for residential use that the residential use will not violate applicable law at the earlier of the time of conveyance or delivery of possession.
(d) Warranties imposed by this section may be excluded or modified only as specified in section 515B.4-114.
(e) For purposes of this section, improvements made or contracted for by an affiliate of a declarant are made or contracted for by the declarant.
(f) Any conveyance of a unit transfers to the purchaser all implied warranties.
(g) This section does not in any manner abrogate the provisions of chapter 327A relating to statutory warranties for housing, or affect any other cause of action under a statute or the common law.
(h) A development party shall not have liability under this section for loss or damage caused by the failure of the association or a unit owner to comply with obligations imposed by section 515B.3-107, unless the loss or damage is caused by failure to comply with section 515B.3-107 while the declarant controlled the board.
History:
1993 c 222 art 4 s 13; 2017 c 87 s 5
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests › Chapter 515B — Minnesota Common Interest Ownership Act › Section 515B.4-114 — Exclusion Or Change Of Implied Warranties.

515B.4-114 EXCLUSION OR CHANGE OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES.
(a) With respect to a unit available for residential use, no general disclaimer of implied warranties is effective, but a declarant may disclaim liability in an instrument separate from the purchase agreement signed by the purchaser for a specified defect or specified failure to comply with applicable law, if the defect or failure entered into and became a part of the basis of the bargain.
(b) With respect to a unit restricted to nonresidential use, implied warranties:
(1) may be excluded or modified by agreement of the parties; and
(2) are excluded by expression of disclaimer, such as "as is," "with all faults," or other language that in common understanding calls the purchaser's attention to the exclusion of warranties.
History:
1993 c 222 art 4 s 14
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests › Chapter 515B — Minnesota Common Interest Ownership Act › Section 515B.4-115 — Statute Of Limitations For Warranties; Cic Created Before August 1, 2010.

515B.4-115 STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR WARRANTIES; CIC CREATED BEFORE AUGUST 1, 2010.
(a) A judicial proceeding for breach of an obligation arising under section 515B.4-101(e) or 515B.4-106(d), shall be commenced within six months after the conveyance of the unit or other parcel of real estate.
(b) A judicial proceeding for breach of an obligation arising under section 515B.4-112 or 515B.4-113 shall be commenced within six years after the cause of action accrues, but the parties may agree to reduce the period of limitation to not less than two years. An agreement reducing the period of limitation shall be binding on the purchaser's assigns. With respect to a unit that may be occupied for residential use, an agreement to reduce the period of limitation must be evidenced by an instrument separate from the purchase agreement signed by the purchaser.
(c) Subject to subsection (d), a cause of action under section 515B.4-112 or 515B.4-113, regardless of the purchasers' lack of knowledge of the breach, accrues:
(1) as to a unit, at the earlier of the time of conveyance of the unit by the declarant to a bona fide purchaser of the unit other than an affiliate of a declarant, or the time the purchaser enters into possession of the unit; and
(2) as to each common element, the latest of (i) the time the common element is completed, (ii) the time the first unit in the common interest community is conveyed to a bona fide purchaser, or if the common element is located on property that is additional real estate at the time the first unit therein is conveyed to a bona fide purchaser; or (iii) the termination of the period of declarant control.
(d) If a warranty explicitly extends to future performance or duration of any improvement or component of the common interest community, the cause of action accrues at the time the breach is discovered or at the end of the period for which the warranty explicitly extends, whichever is earlier.
(e) This section applies only to common interest communities created before August 1, 2010.
History:
1993 c 222 art 4 s 15; 1999 c 11 art 2 s 31; 2005 c 121 s 42; 2010 c 267 art 4 s 10; 2011 c 116 art 2 s 20
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests › Chapter 515B — Minnesota Common Interest Ownership Act › Section 515B.4-1151 — Statute Of Limitations For Warranties; Cic Created On Or After August 1, 2010, And Before August 1, 2011.

515B.4-1151 STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR WARRANTIES; CIC CREATED ON OR AFTER AUGUST 1, 2010, AND BEFORE AUGUST 1, 2011.
(a) A judicial proceeding for breach of an obligation arising under section 515B.4-101(e) or 515B.4-106(d) shall be commenced within 12 months after the conveyance of the unit or other parcel of real estate.
(b) A judicial proceeding for breach of an obligation arising under section 515B.4-112 or 515B.4-113 shall be commenced within six years after the cause of action accrues, but the parties may agree to reduce the period of limitation to not less than two years. An agreement reducing the period of limitation signed by one purchaser of a unit shall be binding on any copurchasers of the unit, and successor purchasers' successors and assigns. With respect to a unit that may be occupied for residential use, an agreement to reduce the period of limitation must be evidenced by an instrument separate from the purchase agreement signed by a purchaser of the unit.
(c) Subject to subsection (d), a cause of action under section 515B.4-112 or 515B.4-113, regardless of the purchaser's lack of knowledge of the breach, accrues:
(1) as to a unit, at the earlier of the time of conveyance of any interest in the unit by a declarant to a bona fide purchaser, other than an affiliate of a declarant, or the time a purchaser enters into possession of the unit. As to a unit subject to time shares, a cause of action accrues upon the earlier of the conveyance of the unit or the conveyance of the first time share interest in the unit to a purchaser; and
(2) as to each common element, the latest of (i) the time the common element is completed; (ii) the time the first interest in a unit in the common interest community is conveyed to a bona fide purchaser, or, if the common element is located on property that was additional real estate, at the time the first interest in a unit created thereon is conveyed to a bona fide purchaser; or (iii) the termination of the period of declarant control.
(d) If a warranty explicitly extends to future performance or duration of any improvement or component of the common interest community, the cause of action accrues at the time the breach is discovered or at the end of the period for which the warranty explicitly extends, whichever is earlier.
(e) This section applies only to common interest communities created on or after August 1, 2010, and before August 1, 2011.
History:
2011 c 116 art 2 s 21
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests › Chapter 515B — Minnesota Common Interest Ownership Act › Section 515B.4-1152 — Statute Of Limitations For Warranties; Cic Created On Or After August 1, 2011.

515B.4-1152 STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR WARRANTIES; CIC CREATED ON OR AFTER AUGUST 1, 2011.
(a) A judicial proceeding for breach of an obligation arising under section 515B.4-101(e) or 515B.4-106(d) shall be commenced within 12 months after the conveyance of the unit or other parcel of real estate.
(b) A judicial proceeding for breach of an obligation arising under section 515B.4-112 or 515B.4-113 shall be commenced within six years after the cause of action accrues, but the parties may agree to reduce the period of limitation to not less than two years. An agreement reducing the period of limitation signed by one purchaser of a unit shall be binding on any copurchasers of the unit. If an agreement reducing the period of limitations is recorded in compliance with applicable law, the agreement is binding on the purchaser's and copurchaser's successors in title to the unit. With respect to a unit that may be occupied for residential use, an agreement to reduce the period of limitation must be evidenced by an instrument separate from the purchase agreement signed by a purchaser of the unit.
(c) Subject to subsection (d), a cause of action under section 515B.4-112 or 515B.4-113, regardless of the purchaser's lack of knowledge of the breach, accrues:
(1) as to a unit, at the earlier of the time of conveyance of any interest in the unit by a declarant to a bona fide purchaser, other than an affiliate of a declarant, or the time a purchaser enters into possession of the unit. As to a unit subject to time shares, a cause of action accrues upon the earlier of the conveyance of the unit or the conveyance of the first time share interest in the unit to a purchaser; and
(2) as to each common element, the latest of (i) the time the common element is completed; (ii) the time the first interest in a unit in the common interest community is conveyed to a bona fide purchaser, or, if the common element is located on property that was additional real estate, at the time the first interest in a unit created thereon is conveyed to a bona fide purchaser; or (iii) the termination of the period of declarant control.
(d) If a warranty explicitly extends to future performance or duration of any improvement or component of the common interest community, the cause of action accrues at the time the breach is discovered or at the end of the period for which the warranty explicitly extends, whichever is earlier.
(e) This section applies only to common interest communities created on or after August 1, 2011.
History:
2011 c 116 art 2 s 22
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests › Chapter 515B — Minnesota Common Interest Ownership Act › Section 515B.4-116 — Rights Of Action; Attorney's Fees.

515B.4-116 RIGHTS OF ACTION; ATTORNEY'S FEES.
(a) In addition to any other rights to recover damages, attorney's fees, costs or expenses, whether authorized by this chapter or otherwise, if a declarant, an association, or any other person violates any provision of this chapter, or any provision of the declaration, bylaws, or rules and regulations any person or class of persons adversely affected by the failure to comply has a claim for appropriate relief. Subject to the requirements of section 515B.3-102, the association shall have standing to pursue claims on behalf of the unit owners of two or more units.
(b) The court may award reasonable attorney's fees and costs of litigation to the prevailing party. Punitive damages may be awarded for a willful failure to comply.
(c) As a condition precedent to any construction defect claim, the parties to the claim must submit the matter to mediation before a mutually agreeable neutral third party. For the purposes of this section, mediation has the meaning given under the General Rules of Practice, rule 114.02 (7). If the parties are not able to agree on a neutral third-party mediator from the roster maintained by the Minnesota Supreme Court, the parties may petition the district court in the jurisdiction in which the common interest community is located to appoint a mediator. The applicable statute of limitations and statute of repose for an action based on breach of a warranty imposed by this section, or any other action in contract, tort, or other law for any injury to real or personal property or bodily injury or wrongful death arising out of the alleged construction defect, is tolled from the date that any party makes a written demand for mediation under this section until the latest of the following:
(1) five business days after mediation is completed; or
(2) 180 days.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, mediation shall not be required prior to commencement of a construction defect claim if the parties have completed home warranty dispute resolution under section 327A.051.
(d) The remedies provided for under this chapter are not exclusive and do not abrogate any remedies under other statutes or the common law, notwithstanding whether those remedies are referred to in this chapter.
History:
1993 c 222 art 4 s 16; 2010 c 267 art 4 s 11; 2017 c 87 s 6; 2017 c 99 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests › Chapter 515B — Minnesota Common Interest Ownership Act › Section 515B.4-117 — Labeling Of Promotional Material.

515B.4-117 LABELING OF PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL.
No promotional material may be displayed or delivered to prospective purchasers which describes or portrays an improvement that is not in existence unless the description or portrayal of the improvement in the promotional material is conspicuously labeled or identified either as "MUST BE BUILT" or as "NEED NOT BE BUILT."
History:
1993 c 222 art 4 s 17
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests › Chapter 515B — Minnesota Common Interest Ownership Act › Section 515B.4-118 — Declarant's Obligation To Complete And Restore.

515B.4-118 DECLARANT'S OBLIGATION TO COMPLETE AND RESTORE.
(a) Except for improvements labeled "NEED NOT BE BUILT," the declarant shall complete all improvements depicted on any CIC plat prepared pursuant to section 515B.2-110, whether or not the plat is contained in the disclosure statement.
(b) The declarant is liable for the prompt repair and restoration of any portion of the common interest community damaged by the declarant's exercise of any special declarant rights.
History:
1993 c 222 art 4 s 18
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 517 - 519A — Domestic Relations › Chapter 517 — Civil Marriage › Section 517.001 — Definition.

517.001 DEFINITION.
As used in this chapter, "local registrar" means an individual designated by the county board of commissioners to register civil marriages.
History:
2004 c 273 s 2; 2013 c 74 s 9; 2013 c 108 art 12 s 99
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 517 - 519A — Domestic Relations › Chapter 517 — Civil Marriage › Section 517.01 — Civil Marriage Contract.

517.01 CIVIL MARRIAGE CONTRACT.
A civil marriage, so far as its validity in law is concerned, is a civil contract between two persons, to which the consent of the parties, capable in law of contracting, is essential. A lawful civil marriage may be contracted only when a license has been obtained as provided by law and when the civil marriage is contracted in the presence of two witnesses and solemnized by one authorized, or whom one or both of the parties in good faith believe to be authorized, so to do. Marriages subsequent to April 26, 1941, not so contracted shall be null and void.
History:
(8562) RL s 3552; 1941 c 459; 1977 c 441 s 1; 1978 c 772 s 1; 1997 c 203 art 10 s 1; 2013 c 74 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 517 - 519A — Domestic Relations › Chapter 517 — Civil Marriage › Section 517.02 — Persons Capable Of Contracting.

517.02 PERSONS CAPABLE OF CONTRACTING.
A person who has attained the full age of 18 years is capable in law of contracting into a civil marriage, if otherwise competent.
History:
(8563) RL s 3553; 1927 c 166; 1949 c 374 s 1; 1963 c 795 s 1; 1967 c 506 s 1; 1973 c 725 s 72; 1981 c 58 s 1; 1995 c 189 s 8; 1996 c 277 s 1; 2009 c 129 s 1; 2013 c 74 s 9; 2020 c 76 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 517 - 519A — Domestic Relations › Chapter 517 — Civil Marriage › Section 517.03 — Prohibited Civil Marriages.

517.03 PROHIBITED CIVIL MARRIAGES.
Subdivision 1.
General.
(a) The following civil marriages are prohibited:
(1) a civil marriage entered into before the dissolution of an earlier civil marriage of one of the parties becomes final, as provided in section 518.145 or by the law of the jurisdiction where the dissolution was granted;
(2) a civil marriage between an ancestor and a descendant, or between siblings, whether the relationship is by the half or the whole blood or by adoption;
(3) a civil marriage between an uncle or aunt and a niece or nephew, or between first cousins, whether the relationship is by the half or the whole blood, except as to civil marriages permitted by the established customs of aboriginal cultures; and
(4) a civil marriage entered into between persons when both have not attained the full age of 18 years.
(b) A civil marriage prohibited under paragraph (a), clause (4), that is recognized by another state or foreign jurisdiction under common law or statute, is void and against the public policy of this state unless neither party was a resident of this state at the time the marriage was entered into.
Subd. 2.
Developmentally disabled persons; consent by commissioner of human services.
Developmentally disabled persons committed to the guardianship of the commissioner of human services and developmentally disabled persons committed to the conservatorship of the commissioner of human services in which the terms of the conservatorship limit the right to marry, may marry on receipt of written consent of the commissioner. The commissioner shall grant consent unless it appears from the commissioner's investigation that the civil marriage is not in the best interest of the ward or conservatee and the public. The local registrar in the county where the application for a license is made by the ward or conservatee shall not issue the license unless the local registrar has received a signed copy of the consent of the commissioner of human services.
History:
(8564) RL s 3554; 1911 c 222 s 1; 1937 c 407 s 1; 1945 c 12 s 1; 1947 c 623 s 1; 1959 c 638 s 1; 1963 c 795 s 2; 1974 c 406 s 52; 1975 c 208 s 34; 1978 c 772 s 2; 1979 c 259 s 1; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; 1985 c 21 s 67; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82; 1997 c 203 art 10 s 2; 2005 c 56 s 1; 2009 c 129 s 2; 2013 c 74 s 3,9; 2020 c 76 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 517 - 519A — Domestic Relations › Chapter 517 — Civil Marriage › Section 517.04 — Persons Authorized To Perform Civil Marriages.

517.04 PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO PERFORM CIVIL MARRIAGES.
Civil marriages may be solemnized throughout the state by an individual who has attained the age of 21 years and is a judge of a court of record, a retired judge of a court of record, a court administrator, a retired court administrator with the approval of the chief judge of the judicial district, a former court commissioner who is employed by the court system or is acting pursuant to an order of the chief judge of the commissioner's judicial district, the residential school superintendent of the Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf and the Minnesota State Academy for the Blind, a licensed or ordained minister of any religious denomination, an individual who registers as a civil marriage officiant with a local registrar in a county of this state, or by any mode recognized in section 517.18. For purposes of this section, a court of record includes the Office of Administrative Hearings under section 14.48.
History:
(8565) RL s 3555; 1978 c 772 s 3; 1981 c 101 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82; 1987 c 377 s 10; 1987 c 384 art 1 s 55; 1991 c 85 s 1; 1995 c 129 s 1; 2009 c 129 s 3; 2012 c 241 s 1; 2013 c 74 s 9; 2014 c 262 art 4 s 7; 2023 c 52 art 19 s 81
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 517 - 519A — Domestic Relations › Chapter 517 — Civil Marriage › Section 517.041 — Power To Appoint Court Commissioner; Duty.

517.041 POWER TO APPOINT COURT COMMISSIONER; DUTY.
The Third Judicial District may appoint as court commissioner for Fillmore and Olmsted Counties respectively a person who was formerly employed by those counties as a court commissioner.
The sole duty of an appointed court commissioner is to solemnize civil marriages.
History:
1982 c 499 s 1; 1983 c 136 s 1; 2006 c 260 art 5 s 46; 2013 c 74 s 9
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 517 - 519A — Domestic Relations › Chapter 517 — Civil Marriage › Section 517.05 — Credentials Of Minister.

517.05 CREDENTIALS OF MINISTER.
Ministers of any religious denomination, before they are authorized to solemnize a civil marriage, shall file a copy of their credentials of license or ordination or, if their religious denomination does not issue credentials, authority from the minister's spiritual assembly, with the local registrar of a county in this state, who shall record the same and give a certificate of filing thereof. The place where the credentials are recorded shall be endorsed upon and recorded with each certificate of civil marriage granted by a minister.
History:
(8566) RL s 3556; 1978 c 772 s 4; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82; 2009 c 129 s 4; 2013 c 74 s 9
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 517 - 519A — Domestic Relations › Chapter 517 — Civil Marriage › Section 517.06 — Parties Examined.

517.06 PARTIES EXAMINED.
Every person authorized by law to perform the civil marriage ceremony, before solemnizing a civil marriage, may examine the parties on oath, which oath the person is authorized to administer, as to the legality of the intended civil marriage. No person shall solemnize a civil marriage unless satisfied that there is no legal impediment to it, that a civil marriage license has been obtained, and that the individuals present are the persons named in the license.
History:
(8567) RL s 3557; 1978 c 772 s 5; 1986 c 444; 2009 c 129 s 5; 2013 c 74 s 9
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 517 - 519A — Domestic Relations › Chapter 517 — Civil Marriage › Section 517.07 — License.

517.07 LICENSE.
Before any persons are joined in civil marriage in Minnesota, a license shall be obtained from the local registrar of any county within Minnesota. The civil marriage need not take place in the county where the license is obtained but must take place within the geographical borders of Minnesota.
History:
(8568) RL s 3558; 1957 c 410 s 1; 1978 c 772 s 6; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82; 2004 c 273 s 3; 2009 c 129 s 6; 2013 c 74 s 9
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 517 - 519A — Domestic Relations › Chapter 517 — Civil Marriage › Section 517.09 — Solemnization.

517.09 SOLEMNIZATION.
Subdivision 1.
General.
No particular form is required to solemnize a civil marriage, except: the parties shall declare in the presence of a person authorized to solemnize civil marriages and two attending witnesses that each takes the other as husband, wife, or spouse; or the civil marriage shall be solemnized in a manner provided by section 517.18.
Subd. 2.
Refusal to solemnize; protection of religious doctrine.
Each religious organization, association, or society has exclusive control over its own theological doctrine, policy, teachings, and beliefs regarding who may marry within that faith. A licensed or ordained member of the clergy or other person authorized by section 517.04 to solemnize a civil marriage is not subject to any fine, penalty, or civil liability for failing or refusing to solemnize a civil marriage for any reason.
Subd. 3.
Refusal to participate or support solemnization; protection of religious belief.
(a) Except for secular business activities engaged in by a religious association, religious corporation, or religious society, the conduct of which is unrelated to the religious and educational purposes for which it is organized, no religious association, religious corporation, or religious society shall be required to provide goods or services at the solemnization or celebration of any civil marriage or be subject to civil liability or any action by the state that penalizes, fines, or withholds any benefit to the religious association, religious corporation, or religious society under the laws of this state, including, but not limited to, laws regarding tax exempt status, for failing or refusing to provide goods or services at the solemnization or celebration of any civil marriage, if providing such goods or services would cause the religious association, religious corporation, or religious society to violate their sincerely held religious beliefs.
(b) The exception in paragraph (a) applies to employees, agents, and volunteers acting within the capacity of their employment or responsibilities with a religious association, religious corporation, or religious society.
History:
(8570) RL s 3560; 1945 c 409 s 1-3; 1951 c 255 s 1; 1951 c 700 s 2; 1978 c 772 s 9; 2013 c 74 s 5
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 517 - 519A — Domestic Relations › Chapter 517 — Civil Marriage › Section 517.10 — Certificate; Witnesses.

517.10 CERTIFICATE; WITNESSES.
The person solemnizing a civil marriage shall prepare and sign a certificate. The certificate shall contain the full names of the parties before and after the civil marriage, the birth dates of the parties, and county and state of residences of the parties and the date and place of the civil marriage. The certificate shall also contain the signatures of at least two of the witnesses present at the civil marriage who shall be at least 16 years of age. The person solemnizing the civil marriage shall immediately make a record of such civil marriage, and file such certificate with the local registrar of the county in which the license was issued within five days after the ceremony. The local registrar shall record such certificate in the county civil marriage records.
History:
(8571) RL s 3561; 1949 c 374 s 3; 1951 c 700 s 3; 1977 c 441 s 5; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82; 2004 c 273 s 7; 2009 c 129 s 9; 2013 c 74 s 9
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 517 - 519A — Domestic Relations › Chapter 517 — Civil Marriage › Section 517.101 — Certified Copies Of Civil Marriage Certificate.

517.101 CERTIFIED COPIES OF CIVIL MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE.
Within ten days of receipt of the certificate and after recording the certificate the local registrar shall prepare a certified copy of the certificate to be mailed to the married parties.
History:
1977 c 441 s 4; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82; 1991 c 281 s 2; 2009 c 129 s 10; 2013 c 74 s 9
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 517 - 519A — Domestic Relations › Chapter 517 — Civil Marriage › Section 517.13 — Penalty For Failure To File Certificate.

517.13 PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO FILE CERTIFICATE.
Every person solemnizing a civil marriage who neglects to file a certificate with the local registrar within the time set forth in section 517.10 shall forfeit a sum not exceeding $100, and every local registrar who neglects to record a certificate shall forfeit a like sum.
History:
(8574) RL s 3563; 1978 c 772 s 10; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82; 2004 c 273 s 8; 2009 c 129 s 11; 2013 c 74 s 9
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 517 - 519A — Domestic Relations › Chapter 517 — Civil Marriage › Section 517.14 — Illegal Civil Marriage; False Certificate; Penalty.

517.14 ILLEGAL CIVIL MARRIAGE; FALSE CERTIFICATE; PENALTY.
A person authorized by law to solemnize civil marriages who knowingly solemnizes a civil marriage contrary to the provisions of this chapter, or knowing of any legal impediment to the proposed civil marriage, or who willfully makes a false certificate of any civil marriage or pretended civil marriage is guilty of a misdemeanor.
History:
(8575) RL s 3564; 1978 c 772 s 11; 2013 c 74 s 9
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 517 - 519A — Domestic Relations › Chapter 517 — Civil Marriage › Section 517.15 — Unauthorized Person Performing Ceremony.

517.15 UNAUTHORIZED PERSON PERFORMING CEREMONY.
A person who knowingly undertakes to solemnize a civil marriage, without lawful authority to do so, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
History:
(8576) RL s 3565; 1978 c 772 s 12; 1986 c 444; 2013 c 74 s 9
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 517 - 519A — Domestic Relations › Chapter 517 — Civil Marriage › Section 517.16 — Immaterial Irregularity Of Officiating Person Does Not Void.

517.16 IMMATERIAL IRREGULARITY OF OFFICIATING PERSON DOES NOT VOID.
A civil marriage solemnized before a person professing to be lawfully authorized to do so shall not be adjudged to be void, nor shall its validity be in any way affected, on account of a want of jurisdiction or authority in the supposed officer or person, if the civil marriage is consummated with the full belief on the part of the persons so married, or either of them, that they have been lawfully joined in civil marriage.
History:
(8577) RL s 3566; 1978 c 772 s 13; 2013 c 74 s 9