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2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 465 - 466 — Political Subdivisions, General Provisions › Chapter 466 — Tort Liability, Political Subdivisions › Section 466.05 — Notice Of Claim.

466.05 NOTICE OF CLAIM.
Subdivision 1.
Notice required.
Except as provided in subdivision 2, every person, whether plaintiff, defendant or third-party plaintiff or defendant, who claims damages from any municipality or municipal employee acting within the scope of employment for or on account of any loss or injury within the scope of section 466.02 shall cause to be presented to the governing body of the municipality within 180 days after the alleged loss or injury is discovered a notice stating the time, place and circumstances thereof, the names of the municipal employees known to be involved, and the amount of compensation or other relief demanded. Actual notice of sufficient facts to reasonably put the governing body of the municipality or its insurer on notice of a possible claim shall be construed to comply with the notice requirements of this section. Failure to state the amount of compensation or other relief demanded does not invalidate the notice; but in such case, the claimant shall furnish full information regarding the nature and extent of the injuries and damages within 15 days after demand by the municipality. The time for giving such notice does not include the time, during which the person injured is incapacitated by the injury from giving the notice.
Subd. 2.
Claims for wrongful death; notice.
When the claim is one for death by wrongful act or omission, the notice may be presented by the personal representative, surviving spouse, or next of kin, or the consular officer of the foreign country of which the deceased was a citizen, within one year after the alleged injury or loss resulting in such death; if the person for whose death the claim is made has presented a notice that would have been sufficient had the person lived an action for wrongful death may be brought without any additional notice.
History:
1963 c 798 s 5; 1974 c 311 s 1; 1976 c 264 s 4,5; 1986 c 444; 1986 c 455 s 75; 1991 c 199 art 1 s 74
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 465 - 466 — Political Subdivisions, General Provisions › Chapter 466 — Tort Liability, Political Subdivisions › Section 466.06 — Liability Insurance.

466.06 LIABILITY INSURANCE.
The governing body of any municipality may procure insurance against liability of the municipality and its officers, employees, and agents for damages, including punitive damages, resulting from its torts and those of its officers, employees, and agents, including torts specified in section 466.03 for which the municipality is immune from liability. The insurance may provide protection in excess of the limit of liability imposed by section 466.04. If a municipality other than a school district has the authority to levy taxes, the premium costs for such insurance may be levied in excess of any per capita or local tax rate tax limitation imposed by statute or charter. Any independent board or commission in the municipality having authority to disburse funds for a particular municipal function without approval of the governing body may similarly procure liability insurance with respect to the field of its operation. The procurement of such insurance constitutes a waiver of the limits of governmental liability under section 466.04 only to the extent that valid and collectible insurance, including where applicable, proceeds from the Minnesota Insurance Guaranty Association, exceeds those limits and covers the claim. The purchase of insurance has no other effect on the liability of the municipality or its employees. Procurement of commercial insurance, participation in a self-insurance pool pursuant to section 471.981, or provision for an individual self-insurance plan with or without a reserve fund or reinsurance shall not constitute a waiver of any governmental immunities or exclusions.
History:
1963 c 798 s 6; 1977 c 447 art 6 s 11; 1983 c 314 art 6 s 30; 1984 c 463 art 6 s 12; 1987 c 79 s 1; 1987 c 260 s 1; 1987 c 344 s 9; 1987 c 398 art 1 s 22; 1988 c 719 art 5 s 84; 1Sp1989 c 1 art 2 s 11; 1992 c 513 art 4 s 44; 2006 c 212 art 1 s 18
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 465 - 466 — Political Subdivisions, General Provisions › Chapter 466 — Tort Liability, Political Subdivisions › Section 466.07 — Indemnification.

466.07 INDEMNIFICATION.
Subdivision 1.
Indemnification required.
Subject to the limitations in section 466.04, a municipality or an instrumentality of a municipality shall defend and indemnify any of its officers and employees, whether elective or appointive, for damages, including punitive damages, claimed or levied against the officer or employee, provided that the officer or employee:
(1) was acting in the performance of the duties of the position; and
(2) was not guilty of malfeasance in office, willful neglect of duty, or bad faith.
Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in section 123B.25, paragraph (b), this section applies to all school districts, however organized.
Subd. 1a.
[Repealed, 1987 c 79 s 3]
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 1987 c 79 s 3]
Subd. 3.
Effect on other laws.
This section does not repeal or modify Minnesota Statutes 1961, sections 471.44, 471.45 and 471.86.
Subd. 4.
[Repealed, 1987 c 79 s 3]
History:
1963 c 798 s 7; 1979 c 205 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1986 c 455 s 76; 1987 c 79 s 2; 1987 c 346 s 3; 1998 c 397 art 11 s 3; 2011 c 76 art 1 s 56
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 465 - 466 — Political Subdivisions, General Provisions › Chapter 466 — Tort Liability, Political Subdivisions › Section 466.08 — Compromise Of Claims.

466.08 COMPROMISE OF CLAIMS.
Notwithstanding sections 466.03 and 466.06, the governing body of any municipality, the administrator of a self-insurance pool, or the authorized representative of a private insurance carrier may compromise, adjust and settle tort claims against the municipality for damages under section 466.02 and may, subject to procedural requirements imposed by law or charter, appropriate money for the payment of amounts agreed upon. When the amount of a settlement exceeds $10,000, the settlement shall not be effective until approved by the district court.
History:
1963 c 798 s 8; 1987 c 260 s 2; 1990 c 555 s 12
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 465 - 466 — Political Subdivisions, General Provisions › Chapter 466 — Tort Liability, Political Subdivisions › Section 466.09 — Payment Of Judgments.

466.09 PAYMENT OF JUDGMENTS.
When a judgment is entered against or a settlement is made by a municipality for a claim within the scope of section 466.02, payment shall be made and the same remedies shall apply in case of nonpayment as in the case of other judgments or settlements against the municipality. If the municipality has the authority to levy taxes and the judgment or settlement is unpaid at the time of the annual tax levy, the governing body shall, if it finds that other funds are not available for payment of the judgment, levy a tax sufficient to pay the judgment or settlement and interest accruing thereon to the expected time of payment. Such tax may be levied in excess of any per capita or local tax rate tax limitation imposed by statute or charter.
History:
1963 c 798 s 9; 1988 c 719 art 5 s 84; 1Sp1989 c 1 art 2 s 11
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 465 - 466 — Political Subdivisions, General Provisions › Chapter 466 — Tort Liability, Political Subdivisions › Section 466.101 — Law Enforcement Costs.

466.101 LAW ENFORCEMENT COSTS.
When costs are assessed against a municipality for injuries incurred or other medical expenses connected with the arrest of individuals violating Minnesota Statutes, the municipality responsible for the hiring, firing, training, and control of the law enforcement and other employees involved in the arrest is responsible for those costs.
History:
1986 c 455 s 77
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 465 - 466 — Political Subdivisions, General Provisions › Chapter 466 — Tort Liability, Political Subdivisions › Section 466.11 — Relation To Charters And Special Laws.

466.11 RELATION TO CHARTERS AND SPECIAL LAWS.
Sections 466.01 to 466.15 are exclusive of and supersede all home rule charter provisions and special laws on the same subject heretofore and hereafter adopted.
History:
1963 c 798 s 11
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 465 - 466 — Political Subdivisions, General Provisions › Chapter 466 — Tort Liability, Political Subdivisions › Section 466.131 — Indemnification By State.

466.131 INDEMNIFICATION BY STATE.
Until July 1, 1987, a municipality is an employee of the state for purposes of the indemnification provisions of section 3.736, subdivision 9, when the municipality is required by the Public Welfare Licensing Act and rules promulgated under it to inspect or investigate a provider. After July 1, 1987, a municipality is an employee of the state for purposes of the indemnification provisions of section 3.736, subdivision 9, when the municipality is required by sections 245A.01 to 245A.16, the Human Services Licensing Act, and rules adopted under it to inspect or investigate a provider, and the municipality has been duly certified under standards for certification developed by the commissioner of human services.
History:
1986 c 395 s 15; 1992 c 464 art 1 s 45
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 465 - 466 — Political Subdivisions, General Provisions › Chapter 466 — Tort Liability, Political Subdivisions › Section 466.132 — Indemnification By State.

466.132 INDEMNIFICATION BY STATE.
Municipalities, when performing, as required or mandated by state law, inspections or investigations of persons prior to the issuance of state licenses, are employees of the state for purposes of the indemnification provisions of section 3.736, subdivision 9. A municipality is not, however, an employee of the state for purposes of this section if in hiring, supervising, or continuing to employ the person performing an inspection or investigation for the municipality, the municipality was clearly negligent. In no event shall the state be obligated to defend or indemnify a municipality for inspections or investigations relating to licensing to the extent of insurance purchased by the municipality covering liability therefor. The municipality's right to indemnity shall not be considered a waiver of the limitations, defenses, and immunities available to the municipality and state by law.
History:
1986 c 455 s 90; 1988 c 411 s 8
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 465 - 466 — Political Subdivisions, General Provisions › Chapter 466 — Tort Liability, Political Subdivisions › Section 466.15 — Civil Damages Act, Application.

466.15 CIVIL DAMAGES ACT, APPLICATION.
Sections 466.01 to 466.15 do not modify section 340A.801.
History:
1963 c 798 s 15; 1985 c 305 art 12 s 5; 1Sp1985 c 16 art 2 s 26
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 466A — Community Resources Program › Section 466A.01 — Definitions.

466A.01 DEFINITIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Scope.
The definitions in this section apply to sections 466A.01 to 466A.08.
Subd. 2.
City.
"City" means a city of the first class as defined in section 410.01.
Subd. 3.
City council.
"City council" means the city council of a city as defined in subdivision 2.
Subd. 4.
Community resource program.
"Community resource program" or "program" means a community resource program adopted according to section 466A.03.
Subd. 5.
Targeted neighborhood.
"Targeted neighborhood" means an area including one or more census tracts as determined and measured by the Bureau of Census of the United States Department of Commerce that a city council determines by resolution meets the criteria of section 466A.02, subdivision 2, and any additional area designated under section 466A.02.
Subd. 6.
Assisted housing.
"Assisted housing" means:
(1) the housing is either owned or under the control of a housing agency and is used in a manner authorized by sections 469.001 to 469.047;
(2) the housing is defined as an emergency shelter or transitional housing under section 272.02, subdivision 13 or 20; or
(3) the housing is a building that receives a low-income housing credit under section 242 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or which meets the requirements of that section, and was under construction or rehabilitation prior to May 1, 1988.
History:
1989 c 290 art 11 s 1; 2015 c 21 art 1 s 76
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 466A — Community Resources Program › Section 466A.02 — Designation Of Targeted Neighborhoods.

466A.02 DESIGNATION OF TARGETED NEIGHBORHOODS.
Subdivision 1.
City authority.
A city may by resolution designate targeted neighborhoods within its borders after adopting detailed findings that the neighborhoods meet the eligibility requirements in subdivision 2 or 3.
Subd. 2.
Eligibility requirements for targeted neighborhoods.
An area within a city is eligible for designation as a targeted neighborhood if the area meets at least two of the following criteria:
(1) the area had an unemployment rate that was twice the unemployment rate for the Minneapolis and St. Paul standard metropolitan statistical area as determined by the 1980 federal census;
(2) the median household income in the area was no more than half the median household income for the Minneapolis and St. Paul standard metropolitan statistical area as determined by the 1980 federal census; or
(3) the area is characterized by residential dwelling units in need of substantial rehabilitation. An area qualifies under this clause if 25 percent or more of the residential dwelling units are in substandard condition as determined by the city or 70 percent or more of the residential dwelling units were built before 1940 as determined by the 1980 federal census.
Subd. 3.
Additional area eligible for inclusion in targeted neighborhood.
(a) The city may add to the area designated as a targeted neighborhood under subdivision 2 a contiguous area of one-half mile in all directions from the designated targeted neighborhood.
(b) Assisted housing is also considered a targeted neighborhood.
(c) A neighborhood that is partially targeted may be considered wholly targeted.
History:
1989 c 290 art 11 s 2; 1994 c 587 art 9 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 466A — Community Resources Program › Section 466A.03 — Community Resources Programs.

466A.03 COMMUNITY RESOURCES PROGRAMS.
Subdivision 1.
Community resources program; requirement.
A city must prepare a comprehensive community resources program. The program must describe the specific community resource services and means by which the city intends to pursue and implement the program objectives outlined in subdivision 2 for each targeted neighborhood served under the program and the community initiatives program described in section 466A.04.
Subd. 2.
Community resources program objectives.
A community resources program must address at least the following objectives:
(1) increasing community safety and reducing crime;
(2) enhancing family stability including school readiness;
(3) providing opportunities for residents to become self-supporting; and
(4) building the capacity of neighborhood-based organizations to create cohesiveness and stability in their communities.
Subd. 3.
Community participation.
A city must adopt a process to involve the residents in targeted neighborhoods in planning, developing, and implementing the community resource program.
Subd. 4.
Advisory committee.
The city council of a city requesting state financial assistance under section 466A.05 shall establish an advisory council to assist the city in developing and implementing a community resource program. The advisory committee may include, but is not limited to: city council members, county commissioners, school board members, community service representatives, business community representatives, and resident representatives of targeted neighborhoods. The city may designate an existing entity as the advisory committee if the entity meets the membership requirements outlined in this subdivision.
Subd. 5.
Program approval.
A city may approve or modify a community resource program only after holding a public hearing. Notice of the hearing must be provided in a newspaper of general circulation in the city and in the targeted neighborhoods not less than ten days nor more than 30 days before the date of the hearing. In addition, the notice shall be published in the most widely circulated community newspaper in the targeted neighborhoods.
History:
1989 c 290 art 11 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 466A — Community Resources Program › Section 466A.04 — Community Initiatives Program.

466A.04 COMMUNITY INITIATIVES PROGRAM.
A city may establish a community initiatives program as part of the community resource plan. No more than ten percent of the community resource money may be distributed under the community initiatives program. State money used for the community initiatives program must be used for implementing activities included in the community resources program. Financial assistance or service contracts awarded to a single nonprofit organization under this subdivision are limited to $10,000 annually.
History:
1989 c 290 art 11 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 466A — Community Resources Program › Section 466A.05 — Payment And Allocation.

466A.05 PAYMENT AND ALLOCATION.
Subdivision 1.
Payment of state money.
Upon receiving from a city the certification that a community resources program has been adopted or modified, the commissioner of employment and economic development shall, within 30 days after receiving the certification, pay to the city the amount of state money identified as necessary to implement the community resources program. State money may be paid to the city only to the extent that the appropriation limit for the city specified in subdivision 2 is not exceeded.
Subd. 2.
Allocation.
Appropriation to each city shall be in proportion to the city's portion of the combined population of the cities. The population of each city is determined by the most recent estimates available to the commissioner.
History:
1989 c 290 art 11 s 5; 1991 c 345 art 2 s 59; 1Sp2003 c 4 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 466A — Community Resources Program › Section 466A.06 — Eligible Uses For Community Resource Money.

466A.06 ELIGIBLE USES FOR COMMUNITY RESOURCE MONEY.
Subdivision 1.
Eligible uses.
The city may use up to 20 percent of the community resource money for low-income housing needs and economic development in targeted neighborhoods. Not more than 40 percent of this amount may be used to address low-income housing needs citywide.
If a resident of a targeted neighborhood is a recipient of resource services and moves to a residence in another part of the city, eligibility continues for the community resources services.
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 1992 c 412 s 2]
History:
1989 c 290 art 11 s 6
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 466A — Community Resources Program › Section 466A.07 — City Powers.

466A.07 CITY POWERS.
A city may exercise any of its corporate powers in implementing the community resources program. In addition to the authority granted by other law, a city, through a request for proposal process, may make grants, loans, and other forms of assistance to and enter into service contracts with, individuals, for profit and nonprofit corporations, and other organizations to implement a community resources program.
History:
1989 c 290 art 11 s 7
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 466A — Community Resources Program › Section 466A.08 — Annual Report.

466A.08 ANNUAL REPORT.
A city must provide an annual report on the status of the program implementation and analyze whether the intended objectives are being achieved. The report should be presented to the commissioner and the legislature.
History:
1989 c 290 art 11 s 8
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.001 — Purposes.

469.001 PURPOSES.
The purposes of sections 469.001 to 469.047 are:
(1) to provide a sufficient supply of adequate, safe, and sanitary dwellings in order to protect the health, safety, morals, and welfare of the citizens of this state;
(2) to clear and redevelop blighted areas;
(3) to perform those duties according to comprehensive plans;
(4) to remedy the shortage of housing for low and moderate income residents, and to redevelop blighted areas, in situations in which private enterprise would not act without government participation or subsidies; and
(5) in cities of the first class, to provide housing for persons of all incomes.
Public participation in activities intended to meet the purposes of sections 469.001 to 469.047 and the exercise of powers confined by sections 469.001 to 469.047 are public uses and purposes for which private property may be acquired and public money spent.
History:
1987 c 291 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.007 — Powers Of County And Multicounty Authorities.

469.007 POWERS OF COUNTY AND MULTICOUNTY AUTHORITIES.
Subdivision 1.
Powers.
A county or multicounty authority and its commissioners shall, within the area of operation of the authority, have the same functions, rights, powers, duties, privileges, immunities, and limitations as are provided for housing and redevelopment authorities created for cities, and for the commissioners of those authorities. The provisions of law applicable to housing and redevelopment authorities created for cities and their commissioners shall be applicable to county and multicounty authorities and their commissioners, except as clearly indicated otherwise.
Subd. 2.
Powers as to housing development projects.
When a county or multicounty authority undertakes any housing project or housing development project involving the acquisition of multifamily housing rental properties that (1) were financed under the federal Section 8 or Section 236 programs, or (2) are designed to be affordable to persons or families with incomes not greater than 80 percent of median income for the metropolitan statistical area or nonmetropolitan county, and are located within any city or town, the authority shall notify the governing body of the city or town in writing of the location of the housing project or housing development project. If the governing body fails to take action on a housing project or housing development project in a writing which sets forth its reasons for the action within 30 days, the governing body is considered to have approved the location of the housing project or housing development project for purposes of any special or general law requiring local approval of the location of housing projects and housing development projects undertaken by county or multicounty authorities.
History:
1987 c 291 s 7; 1989 c 328 art 3 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.008 — Effect Upon City Housing And Redevelopment Authorities.

469.008 EFFECT UPON CITY HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITIES.
Nothing in sections 469.004 to 469.008 shall alter or impair the powers and obligations of city housing and redevelopment authorities created under Minnesota Statutes 1969, chapter 462, prior to June 8, 1971, nor shall the area of operation of such city authority be included within the area of operation of a county or multicounty authority created pursuant to sections 469.004 to 469.008. With the consent of the board of commissioners of a city authority and the governing body of the city, a city authority may become a part of a county or multicounty authority upon assumption by the authority of the obligations of the city authority.
History:
1987 c 291 s 8
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.010 — Removal; Hearing; Notice.

469.010 REMOVAL; HEARING; NOTICE.
For inefficiency or neglect of duty, or misconduct in office, a commissioner may be removed by the governing body of the municipality. The commissioner must be given a copy of the charges at least ten days prior to a hearing at which the commissioner has an opportunity to be heard in person or by counsel. When charges in writing have been preferred against a commissioner, pending final action thereon the governing body may temporarily suspend the commissioner. If it is found that those charges have not been substantiated, the commissioner shall immediately be reinstated in office. When any commissioner is removed, a record of the proceedings, together with the charges and findings thereon, shall be filed in the office of the clerk.
History:
1987 c 291 s 10
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.011 — Authority Operations.

469.011 AUTHORITY OPERATIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Powers in commissioners; quorum.
The powers of each authority shall be vested in its commissioners in office at any time; a majority of whom shall constitute a quorum for all purposes.
Subd. 2.
Officers; bylaws.
Each authority shall select a chair and a secretary from among its commissioners and shall adopt bylaws and other rules for the conduct of its affairs that it deems appropriate.
Subd. 3.
Meetings.
The regular meetings of an authority shall be held in a fixed place, except that meetings of a multicounty authority may be held anywhere within the boundaries of the area of operation of the authority or within any additional area where the authority is authorized to undertake a project, and shall be open to the public.
Subd. 4.
Expenses; compensation.
Each commissioner may receive necessary expenses, including traveling expenses, incurred in the performance of duties. Each commissioner may be paid up to $75 for attending each regular and special meeting of the authority. Commissioners who are full-time state employees or full-time employees of the political subdivisions of the state may not receive the daily payment, but they may suffer no loss in compensation or benefits from the state or a political subdivision as a result of their service on the board. Commissioners who are elected officials may receive the daily payment for a particular day only if they do not receive any other daily payment for public service on that day. Commissioners who are full-time state employees or full-time employees of the political subdivisions of the state may receive the expenses provided for in this subdivision unless the expenses are reimbursed by another source.
History:
1987 c 291 s 11; 1992 c 376 art 3 s 2; 1993 c 369 s 144; 2000 c 455 art 2 s 5
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.013 — Accounting.

469.013 ACCOUNTING.
Subdivision 1.
Annual reports, duties of state auditor.
Each authority shall keep an accurate account of all its activities and of all its receipts and expenditures. The authority shall annually, in January for accounts kept on a calendar year basis, and within 30 days of the end of its fiscal year for accounts kept on a fiscal year basis, make a report on the accounts to the commissioner of employment and economic development, the state auditor, and the governing body of the city. The reports shall be in a form prescribed by the commissioner of employment and economic development. All powers conferred and duties imposed upon the state auditor with respect to state and county officers, institutions, property, and improvements shall also be exercised and performed by the state auditor with respect to authorities, except the power to prescribe the form of reports or accounts provided in sections 469.001 to 469.047. The state auditor shall make audits of the low-rent public housing funds of the authorities that are deemed to be in the public interest, and shall file a written report covering the audits with the authority, the city clerk of the municipality, and the commissioner of employment and economic development. The first report of the state auditor shall include all expenditures and activities of the local authority from the creation of the authority. Each authority shall be liable to the state and shall pay all costs and expenses of the examination, from funds available for those purposes.
Subd. 2.
Commissioner of employment and economic development; powers, duties.
The commissioner of employment and economic development may investigate the affairs of authorities and their dealings, transactions, and relationships. The commissioner may examine the properties and records of authorities and prescribe methods of accounting and the rendering of periodical reports in relation to projects undertaken by authorities. In prescribing the form of accounts the commissioner of employment and economic development shall take into consideration any requirements of the federal government under any contract with an authority. The commissioner of employment and economic development may adopt, amend, and repeal rules prescribing standards and stating principles governing the planning, construction, maintenance, and operation of projects by authorities. Compliance with sections 469.001 to 469.047 and the rules adopted by the commissioner of employment and economic development may be enforced by the commissioner by a proceeding in equity.
History:
1987 c 291 s 13; 1987 c 312 art 1 s 26 subd 2; 1Sp2003 c 4 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.014 — Liable In Contract Or Tort.

469.014 LIABLE IN CONTRACT OR TORT.
Subject to the provisions of chapter 466, an authority shall be liable in contract or in tort in the same manner as a private corporation. The commissioners of an authority shall not be personally liable as such on its contracts, or for torts not committed or directly authorized by them. The property or funds of an authority shall not be subject to attachment, or to levy and sale on execution, but, if an authority refuses to pay a judgment entered against it in any court of competent jurisdiction, the district court for the county in which the authority is situated may, by writ of mandamus, direct the treasurer of the authority to pay the judgment.
History:
1987 c 291 s 14; 1991 c 342 s 11
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.016 — Low-rent Housing.

469.016 LOW-RENT HOUSING.
An authority shall not initiate any low-rent housing project, and shall not enter into any contract with respect to it, until:
(1) it has made findings, after an analysis of the local housing market, that (i) there is need for such low-rent housing which cannot be met by private enterprise, and (ii) a gap of at least 20 percent exists between the upper shelter rental limits for admission to the proposed low-rent housing and the lowest shelter rents at which private enterprise is providing through new construction and existing structures a substantial supply of decent, safe, and sanitary housing; and
(2) the governing body or bodies creating the authority in whose jurisdiction the project will be located, has by resolution affirmed those findings of the authority and approved the provision of that low-rent housing project.
Clauses (1) and (2) do not apply to any public low-rent housing projects for which financial assistance is provided by the federal government, and which does not require any direct loan or grant of money from the governing body or bodies as a condition of federal financial assistance. An authority shall not make any contract with the federal government for a public low-rent housing project unless the governing body or bodies creating the authority in whose jurisdiction the project will be located, has by resolution approved the provision of that public low-rent housing project.
History:
1987 c 291 s 16; 1990 c 532 s 8
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.017 — Housing Development Projects.

469.017 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.
Before carrying out a housing development project an authority must find that the project is necessary to alleviate a shortage of decent, safe, and sanitary housing for persons of low or moderate income and their families as such income is determined by the authority. No housing development project involving the use of the power of eminent domain shall be carried out by an authority without the prior approval of the governing body of the municipality in which the project is located. A housing development project or any interest therein may be sold or leased to private developers before, during, or after the completion of construction of improvements thereon. The sale or lease shall be in accordance with the provisions of section 469.029, subdivisions 2, 5, and 7, except that the provisions requiring conformance to a redevelopment plan shall not be applicable. The sale or lease may be made for other than housing purposes if the authority finds that changed circumstances arising subsequent to the acquisition of the project make a sale or lease for housing purposes inappropriate. Nothing in this section shall limit the power of the authority to acquire or dispose of real property pursuant to sections 469.012, subdivision 1h, and 469.029, subdivisions 9 and 10, except that any exercise of the power of eminent domain pursuant to section 469.012, subdivision 1h, shall not be carried out by an authority without the prior approval of the governing body of the municipality in which the housing development project is located. The authority shall have the power to transfer such real property in accordance with the provisions of sections 469.012, subdivision 1h, and 469.029, subdivisions 9 and 10, before, during, or after the completion of construction, rehabilitation, or improvements thereon, except that the transfer shall be in accordance with the provisions of section 469.029, subdivisions 2, 5, and 7, except as elsewhere provided in Laws 1974, chapter 228.
History:
1987 c 291 s 17
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.0171 — Housing Plan, Program, And Review.

469.0171 HOUSING PLAN, PROGRAM, AND REVIEW.
Prior to the issuance of bonds or obligations for a housing development project proposed by an authority under section 469.017, the authority shall prepare and submit for review a program as defined in section 462C.02, subdivision 3, in the manner provided in sections 462C.04, subdivision 2, and 462C.05, subdivision 5, for the making or purchasing of loans by cities.
History:
1988 c 542 s 7; 1995 c 224 s 116; 1997 c 219 s 8; 2014 c 161 art 4 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.019 — Rentals, Tenant Admissions.

469.019 RENTALS, TENANT ADMISSIONS.
In the operation or management of housing projects an authority shall observe the following duties with respect to rentals and tenant admissions.
(a) It may rent or lease the dwelling accommodations only to persons of low income and at rentals within their ability to pay.
(b) It may rent or lease to a tenant dwelling accommodations consisting of the number of rooms it deems necessary to provide safe and sanitary accommodations to the proposed occupants, without overcrowding, but no greater number.
(c) It shall not approve a family as tenant in a housing project if the family has an aggregate annual net income from all sources at the time of admission which exceeds five times the annual rental for the accommodations to be provided the family. As used in this section, aggregate annual net income shall not include:
(1) the income of a family member, other than the head of the household or spouse, who is under 18 years of age or who is a full-time student;
(2) the first $300 of the income of a secondary wage earner who is the spouse of the head of the household;
(3) $300 for each member of the family residing in the household, other than the head of the household or spouse, who is under 18 years of age or who is 18 years of age or older and is disabled or a full-time student;
(4) nonrecurring income as defined by the authority;
(5) five percent of the family's gross income from all sources or, in the case of an elderly family, ten percent of the family's gross income;
(6) amounts paid or incurred for which the family is liable for extraordinary medical expenses or other expenses resulting from unusual circumstances as determined by the authority; and
(7) an amount equal to the money received by the head of the household or spouse from or under the direction of any public or private nonprofit child-placing agency for the care and maintenance of one or more persons who are under 18 years of age and were placed in the family by that agency.
(d) In computing the rental for the purpose of this section, there shall be included in the rental the average annual cost, as determined by the authority, to occupants of heat, water, electricity, gas, cooking fuel, and other necessary services or facilities, whether or not the charge for the services and facilities is included in the rental. An authority may adopt as its maximum net income for admission of families any maximum which is less than either: (1) the maximum net family income computed under this section; or (2) the maximum net family income determined pursuant to section 469.022; or (3) the maximum net family income determined pursuant to the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.
History:
1987 c 291 s 19; 2005 c 56 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.020 — Discrimination Prohibited, Displaced Families.

469.020 DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED, DISPLACED FAMILIES.
There shall be no discrimination in the selection of tenants because of race or religious, political, or other affiliations, but, if the number of qualified applicants for dwelling accommodations exceeds the dwelling units available, preference shall be given to inhabitants of the municipality in which the project is located, and to the families who occupied the dwellings eliminated by demolition, condemnation, and effective closing as part of the project, as far as is reasonably practicable without discrimination against families living in other substandard areas within the same municipality.
History:
1987 c 291 s 20
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.021 — Preferences.

469.021 PREFERENCES.
As between applicants equally in need and eligible for occupancy of a dwelling and at the rent involved, preference shall be given to disabled veterans, persons with disabilities, and families of service persons who died in service and to families of veterans. In admitting families of low income to dwelling accommodations in any housing project an authority shall, as far as is reasonably practicable, give consideration to applications from families receiving assistance under chapter 256J, and to resident families to whom public assistance or Supplemental Security Income for the aged, blind, and disabled is payable, when those families are otherwise eligible.
History:
1987 c 291 s 21; 2007 c 135 art 8 s 8
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.022 — Establishment Of Income Restriction.

469.022 ESTABLISHMENT OF INCOME RESTRICTION.
The dwellings in public low-rent housing shall be available solely for families whose net family income does not exceed the maximum net family income falling within the lowest 20 percent by number of all family incomes in the area of operation as such maximum net family income has been determined by the authority. Each year, this restriction shall be reexamined by the commissioner of employment and economic development, and a public hearing shall be held by the commissioner of employment and economic development to determine whether administrative or interpretive difficulties or unsatisfactory progress in the provision of low-rent housing or redevelopment require a modification of that income restriction. Upon the conclusion of that hearing, the commissioner shall modify the restriction set out in this section to the extent required to make satisfactory progress in the provision of low-rent housing or redevelopment.
History:
1987 c 291 s 22; 1987 c 312 art 1 s 26 subd 2; 1Sp2003 c 4 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.023 — Periodic Investigation Of Tenant.

469.023 PERIODIC INVESTIGATION OF TENANT.
An authority shall make periodic investigations of each family admitted to a low-rent housing project and, on the basis of the investigations, shall determine whether that family at the time of its admission (1) lived in an unsafe, unsanitary, or overcrowded dwelling or had been displaced by a project or by off-site elimination in compliance with the equivalent elimination requirement hereof, or actually was without housing, or was about to be without housing as a result of a court order of eviction, due to causes other than the fault of the tenant, and (2) had a net family income not exceeding the income limits for admission of families of low income to the housing; provided that the requirement in clause (1) shall not be applicable in the case of the family of any veteran who has been discharged, other than dishonorably, from, or the family of any service person who died in, the armed forces of the United States, if that family had made application for admission to the project within any time limit specified by federal law applicable to federal financial assistance for the project. If it is found upon investigation that the net income of any families have increased beyond the maximum income limits fixed pursuant to section 469.022 for continued occupancy in the housing, those families shall be required to move from the project.
History:
1987 c 291 s 23
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.024 — Power Of Authority.

469.024 POWER OF AUTHORITY.
Nothing contained in sections 469.016 to 469.024 shall be construed as limiting the power of an authority (1) with respect to a housing project to vest in an obligee the right, in the event of a default by the authority, to take possession or cause the appointment of a receiver of the project, free from the restrictions imposed by this section or section 469.023; or (2) with respect to a redevelopment project, in the event of a default by a purchaser or lessee of land, to acquire property and operate it free from such restrictions.
History:
1987 c 291 s 24
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.025 — Demolition Of Unsafe Or Unsanitary Buildings.

469.025 DEMOLITION OF UNSAFE OR UNSANITARY BUILDINGS.
No project for low-rent housing or the clearance of a blighted area involving the construction of new dwellings shall be undertaken by a housing authority unless, subsequent to the initiation of the project, there has been or will be elimination by demolition, condemnation, and effective closing, or compulsory repair, of unsafe or unsanitary buildings situated in the area of operation substantially equal in number to the number of dwelling units provided by the project. The elimination may, upon approval by the commissioner of employment and economic development, be deferred for a period determined by the commissioner if the shortage of decent, safe, or sanitary housing available to families of low income is so acute as to force dangerous overcrowding of those families.
History:
1987 c 291 s 25; 1987 c 312 art 1 s 26 subd 2; 1Sp2003 c 4 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.026 — Existing Buildings; Acquisition, Repair.

469.026 EXISTING BUILDINGS; ACQUISITION, REPAIR.
An authority may purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire existing buildings for rehabilitation into low-rent housing. The provisions of sections 469.001 to 469.047 relating to other low-rent housing projects shall apply to the projects. Before proceeding with the project, an authority shall make an analysis demonstrating:
(1) the buildings to be acquired or leased shall be in such condition that it is feasible to remodel, repair, or reconstruct them and that the buildings, when rehabilitated, will provide decent, safe, and sanitary housing;
(2) the rehabilitation of the buildings comprising the project will prevent or arrest the spread of blight so as to protect the neighborhood in which the buildings are located; and
(3) the rehabilitated buildings will provide low-rent housing, will help to conserve the existing housing supply, and will otherwise accomplish the purposes of sections 469.001 to 469.047.
Nothing in this section shall limit the powers of an authority with respect to a redevelopment project.
History:
1987 c 291 s 26
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.027 — Redevelopment Plan.

469.027 REDEVELOPMENT PLAN.
Any person may submit a redevelopment plan to an authority, or an authority may consider a redevelopment plan on its own initiative. An authority shall immediately transmit the plan to the planning agency of the city in which the area to be redeveloped is situated, for its study, or, if no planning agency exists, the plan shall be submitted to an agency indicated by the governing body of the city. An authority shall request the written opinion of the planning or other agency on all redevelopment plans submitted to it prior to approving those redevelopment plans, and the planning or other agency shall submit its written opinion within 30 days.
History:
1987 c 291 s 27
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.030 — Temporary Relocation Of Displaced Families.

469.030 TEMPORARY RELOCATION OF DISPLACED FAMILIES.
Prior to its approval of any redevelopment plan, the authority shall be satisfied that there is a feasible method for the temporary relocation of families to be displaced from the project area, and that there are available or will be provided, in the project area or in other areas not less desirable in regard to public utilities and public and commercial facilities and at rents or prices within the financial means of the families displaced from the project area, decent, safe, and sanitary dwellings equal in number to the number of the displaced families.
History:
1987 c 291 s 30
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.0305 — Report On Loss Of Housing.

469.0305 REPORT ON LOSS OF HOUSING.
Subdivision 1.
Effects of welfare reform.
A public agency administering a public housing program or a rent subsidy program shall report to the commissioner of the Housing Finance Agency by February 1, each year, beginning in 1998, the reduction in the number of units or Section 8 certificates or vouchers during the year and an assessment of the reasons for the reduction, including whether it is due to the state's welfare reform initiatives.
Subd. 2.
Reduction in low-income housing units.
A public agency that acquires and demolishes housing occupied by persons whose incomes are less than 50 percent of the area median income shall report the number of units demolished to the commissioner of the Housing Finance Agency. The report must be submitted to the commissioner of the Housing Finance Agency no later than March 15 of the following year.
History:
1997 c 200 art 4 s 22