HF 3420

2nd Engrossment - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to property; revising procedures and fees charged by county registrars of
title for registering supplemental declarations of common interest communities;
providing for transfer on death deeds; clarifying acknowledgments made in a
representative capacity; clarifying application of certain common law doctrine
to registered land; eliminating obsolete language and making other technical
and conforming changes; modifying the Uniform Probate Code; amending
provisions relating to mortgage foreclosure; providing for foreclosure prevention
counseling; prescribing preforeclosure and foreclosure notices; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 256B.15, subdivisions 1h, 1i; 272.12; 287.22;
507.092, subdivision 1; 508.02; 508.48; 508.52; 508.671, subdivision 1;
508.82, subdivision 1; 508A.02, subdivision 1; 508A.48; 508A.52; 515B.1-116;
524.2-301; 524.2-402; 524.2-702; 524.3-801; 524.3-803; 557.02; 580.02;
580.03; 580.041, subdivision 2; 580.06; 580.07; 580.12; 580.23, subdivision
1; 580.25; 580.28; 580.30; 581.10; 582.03; 582.031; Minnesota Statutes 2007
Supplement, sections 507.24, subdivision 2; 510.05; 550.19; 550.22; 550.24;
580.24; Laws 2004, chapter 263, section 26; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapters 507; 580.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

ARTICLE 1

REGISTRAR OF TITLES

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 508.82, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Standard documents.

The fees to be charged by the registrar of
titles shall be and not exceed the following:

(1) of the fees provided herein, $1.50 of the fees collected under clauses (2), (3), (4),
(11), (13), (15), (17), and (18) for filing or memorializing shall be paid to the state treasury
pursuant to section 508.75 and credited to the general fund;

(2) for registering a first certificate of title, including issuing a copy of it, $46.
Pursuant to clause (1), distribution of this fee is as follows:

(i) $10.50 shall be paid to the state treasury and credited to the general fund;

(ii) $10 shall be deposited in the technology fund pursuant to section 357.18,
subdivision 3; and

(iii) $25.50 shall be deposited in the county general fund;

(3) for registering each instrument transferring the fee simple title for which a new
certificate of title is issued and for the registration of the new certificate of title, including
a copy of it, $46. Pursuant to clause (1), distribution of this fee is as follows:

(i) $12 shall be paid to the state treasury and credited to the general fund;

(ii) $10 shall be deposited in the technology fund pursuant to section 357.18,
subdivision 3; and

(iii) $24 shall be deposited in the county general fund;

(4) for the entry of each memorial on a certificate, $46. For multiple certificate
entries, $20 thereafter. Pursuant to clause (1), distribution of this fee is as follows:

(i) $12 shall be paid to the state treasury and credited to the general fund;

(ii) $10 shall be deposited in the technology fund pursuant to section 357.18,
subdivision 3;

(iii) $24 shall be deposited in the county general fund; and

(iv) $20 shall be deposited in the county general fund for each multiple entry used;

(5) for issuing each residue certificate and each additional new certificate, $40;

(6) for exchange certificates, $20 for each certificate canceled and $20 for each
new certificate issued;

(7) for each certificate showing condition of the register, $50;

(8) for any certified copy of any instrument or writing on file or recorded in the
registrar of titles' office, $10;

(9) for a noncertified copy of any certificate of title, other than the copies issued
under clauses (2) and (3), any instrument or writing on file or recorded in the office of
the registrar of titles, or any specified page or part of it, an amount as determined by the
county board for each page or fraction of a page specified. If computer or microfilm
printers are used to reproduce the instrument or writing, a like amount per image;

(10) for a noncertified copy of any document submitted for recording, if the original
document is accompanied by a copy or duplicate original, $2. Upon receipt of the copy
or duplicate original and payment of the fee, a registrar of titles shall return it marked
"copy" or "duplicate," showing the recording date and, if available, the document number
assigned to the original;

(11) for filing two copies of any plat new text begin , other than a CIC plat complying with section
515B.2-110, paragraph (c), new text end in the office of the registrar, $56. Pursuant to clause (1),
distribution of this fee is as follows:

(i) $12 shall be paid to the state treasury and credited to the general fund;

(ii) $10 shall be deposited in the technology fund pursuant to section 357.18,
subdivision 3; and

(iii) $34 shall be deposited in the county general fund;

(12) for any other service under this chapter, such fee as the court shall determine;

deleted text begin (13) for filing an amendment to a declaration in accordance with chapter 515, $46
for deleted text end deleted text begin each deleted text end deleted text begin certificate upon which the document is registered and for multiple certificate
deleted text end deleted text begin entries, $20 thereafter; $56 for an amended floor plan filed in accordance with chapter
deleted text end deleted text begin 515. deleted text end new text begin (13) for filing any document affecting two or more units in a condominium governed
by chapter 515, $46 for the first certificate upon which the document is registered, and for
multiple certificate entries, $20 for each additional certificate upon which the document
is registered. For purposes of this paragraph, an amendment to the declaration of a
condominium governed by chapter 515 and a related amendment to the condominium
floor plans shall be considered a single document, and the filing fee shall be $56 for the
first certificate upon which the document is registered, and for multiple certificate entries,
$20 for each additional certificate upon which the document is registered. new text end Pursuant to
clause (1), distribution of this fee is as follows:

(i) $12 shall be paid to the state treasury and credited to the general fund;

(ii) $10 shall be deposited in the technology fund pursuant to section 357.18,
subdivision 3;

(iii) $24 shall be deposited in the county general fund for amendment to a declaration;

(iv) $20 shall be deposited in the county general fund for each multiple entry
used; and

(v) $34 shall be deposited in the county general fund for an amended floor plan;

(14) for issuance of a CECT pursuant to section 508.351, $40;

deleted text begin (15) for filing an amendment to a common interest community declaration, including
deleted text end deleted text begin a supplemental declaration, and plat or amendment complying with section deleted text end deleted text begin 515B.2-110,
deleted text end deleted text begin subsection (c) deleted text end deleted text begin , $46 for the first certificate upon which the document is registered and for
deleted text end deleted text begin multiple certificate entries, $20 thereafter deleted text end deleted text begin and $56 for the filing of the condominium or
deleted text end deleted text begin common interest community plat or amendment. deleted text end deleted text begin See section 515B.1-116 for special
requirement relating to a common interest community. deleted text end new text begin (15) for filing a common interest
community declaration and a CIC plat complying with section 515B.2-110, paragraph
(c); an amendment to a common interest community declaration and a related amendment
to a CIC plat complying with section 515B.2-110, paragraph (c); or a supplemental
declaration and a related supplemental CIC plat complying with section 515B.2-110,
paragraph (c), each of which related documents shall be considered a single document,
the filing fee shall be $56 for the first certificate upon which the document is registered,
and for multiple certificate entries, $20 for each additional certificate upon which the
document is registered. For filing any other document affecting two or more units in a
common interest community, the filing fee shall be $46 for the first certificate upon which
the document is registered, and for multiple certificate entries, $20 for each additional
certificate upon which the document is registered. The same fees shall apply to filing any
document affecting two or more units or other parcels subject to a master declaration. new text end
Pursuant to clause (1), distribution of this fee is as follows:

(i) $12 shall be paid to the state treasury and credited to the general fund;

(ii) $10 shall be deposited in the technology fund pursuant to section 357.18,
subdivision 3;

(iii) $24 shall be deposited in the county general fund for the filing of an amendment
complying with section 515B.2-110, subsection (c);

(iv) $20 shall be deposited in the county general fund for each multiple entry
used; and

(v) $34 shall be deposited in the county general fund for the filing of a condominium
or CIC plat or amendment;

(16) for a copy of a condominium floor plan filed in accordance with chapter 515,
or a copy of a common interest community plat complying with section 515B.2-110,
subsection (c), the fee shall be $1 for each page of the floor plan or common interest
community plat with a minimum fee of $10;

(17) for the filing of a certified copy of a plat of the survey pursuant to section
508.23 or 508.671, $46. Pursuant to clause (1), distribution of this fee is as follows:

(i) $12 shall be paid to the state treasury and credited to the general fund;

(ii) $10 shall be deposited in the technology fund pursuant to section 357.18,
subdivision 3; and

(iii) $24 shall be deposited in the county general fund;

(18) for filing a registered land survey in triplicate in accordance with section
508.47, subdivision 4, $56. Pursuant to clause (1), distribution of this fee is as follows:

(i) $12 shall be paid to the state treasury and credited to the general fund;

(ii) $10 shall be deposited in the technology fund pursuant to section 357.18,
subdivision 3; and

(iii) $34 shall be deposited in the county general fund; and

(19) for furnishing a certified copy of a registered land survey in accordance with
section 508.47, subdivision 4, $15.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 515B.1-116, is amended to read:

515B.1-116 RECORDING.

(a) A declaration, bylaws, any amendment to a declaration or bylaws, and any other
instrument affecting a common interest community shall be entitled to be recorded. In
those counties which have a tract index, the county recorder shall enter the declaration in
the tract index for each unit or other tract affected. The county recorder shall not enter
the declaration in the tract index for lands described as additional real estate, unless such
lands are added to the common interest community pursuant to section 515B.2-111. The
registrar of titles shall file the declaration in accordance with section 508.351 or 508A.351.
The registrar of titles shall not file the declaration upon certificates of title for lands
described as additional real estate, unless such lands are added to the common interest
community pursuant to section 515B.2-111.

(b) The recording officer shall upon request promptly assign a number (CIC number)
to a common interest community to be formed or to a common interest community
resulting from the merger of two or more common interest communities.

(c) Documents recorded pursuant to this chapter shall in the case of registered
land be filed, and references to the recording of documents shall mean filed in the case
of registered land.

(d) Subject to any specific requirements of this chapter, if a recorded document
relating to a common interest community or a master association purports to require a
certain vote or signatures approving any restatement or amendment of the document by a
certain number or percentage of unit owners or secured parties, and if the amendment or
restatement is to be recorded, an affidavit of the president or secretary of the association
stating that the required vote or signatures have been obtained shall be attached to the
document to be recorded and shall constitute prima facie evidence of the representations
contained therein.

deleted text begin (e) If a common interest community is located on registered land, the recording
fee for any document affecting two or more units shall be $46 for the first ten affected
certificates and $10 for each additional affected certificate. deleted text end deleted text begin This provision shall not apply
deleted text end deleted text begin to recording fees for deeds of conveyance, with the exception of deeds given pursuant
deleted text end deleted text begin to sections deleted text end deleted text begin and deleted text end deleted text begin . The same fees shall apply to recording any
deleted text end deleted text begin document affecting two or more units or other parcels of real estate subject to a master
deleted text end deleted text begin declaration.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (f) deleted text end new text begin (e) new text end Except as permitted under this subsection, a recording officer shall not file
or record a declaration creating a new common interest community, unless the county
treasurer has certified that the property taxes payable in the current year for the real estate
included in the proposed common interest community have been paid. This certification
is in addition to the certification for delinquent taxes required by section 272.12. In the
case of preexisting common interest communities, the recording officer shall accept,
file, and record the following instruments, without requiring a certification as to the
current or delinquent taxes on any of the units in the common interest community: (i) a
declaration subjecting the common interest community to this chapter; (ii) a declaration
changing the form of a common interest community pursuant to section 515B.2-123; or
(iii) an amendment to or restatement of the declaration, bylaws, or CIC plat. In order for
an instrument to be accepted and recorded under the preceding sentence, the instrument
must not create or change unit or common area boundaries.

ARTICLE 2

TRANSFER ON DEATH DEEDS

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.15, subdivision 1h, is amended to
read:

Subd. 1h.

Estates of specific persons receiving medical assistance.

(a) For
purposes of this section, paragraphs (b) to (k) apply if a person received medical assistance
for which a claim may be filed under this section and died single, or the surviving spouse
of the couple and was not survived by any of the persons described in subdivisions 3 and 4.

(b) For purposes of this section, the person's estate consists of: (1) deleted text begin their deleted text end new text begin the person's
new text end probate estate; (2) all of the person's interests or proceeds of those interests in real property
the person owned as a life tenant or as a joint tenant with a right of survivorship at the
time of the person's death; (3) all of the person's interests or proceeds of those interests in
securities the person owned in beneficiary form as provided under sections 524.6-301 to
524.6-311 at the time of the person's death, to the extent they become part of the probate
estate under section 524.6-307; deleted text begin and deleted text end (4) all of the person's interests in joint accounts,
multiple party accounts, and pay on death accounts, or the proceeds of those accounts, as
provided under sections 524.6-201 to 524.6-214 at the time of the person's death to the
extent they become part of the probate estate under section 524.6-207 new text begin ; and (5) the person's
legal title or interest at the time of the person's death in real property transferred under
a transfer on death deed under section 507.071, or in the proceeds from the subsequent
sale of the person's interest in the real property new text end . Notwithstanding any law or rule to the
contrary, a state or county agency with a claim under this section shall be a creditor under
section 524.6-307.

(c) Notwithstanding any law or rule to the contrary, the person's life estate or joint
tenancy interest in real property not subject to a medical assistance lien under sections
514.980 to 514.985 on the date of the person's death shall not end upon the person's death
and shall continue as provided in this subdivision. The life estate in the person's estate
shall be that portion of the interest in the real property subject to the life estate that is equal
to the life estate percentage factor for the life estate as listed in the Life Estate Mortality
Table of the health care program's manual for a person who was the age of the medical
assistance recipient on the date of the person's death. The joint tenancy interest in real
property in the estate shall be equal to the fractional interest the person would have owned
in the jointly held interest in the property had they and the other owners held title to the
property as tenants in common on the date the person died.

(d) The court upon its own motion, or upon motion by the personal representative or
any interested party, may enter an order directing the remaindermen or surviving joint
tenants and their spouses, if any, to sign all documents, take all actions, and otherwise
fully cooperate with the personal representative and the court to liquidate the decedent's
life estate or joint tenancy interests in the estate and deliver the cash or the proceeds of
those interests to the personal representative and provide for any legal and equitable
sanctions as the court deems appropriate to enforce and carry out the order, including an
award of reasonable attorney fees.

(e) The personal representative may make, execute, and deliver any conveyances or
other documents necessary to convey the decedent's life estate or joint tenancy interest
in the estate that are necessary to liquidate and reduce to cash the decedent's interest or
for any other purposes.

(f) Subject to administration, all costs, including reasonable attorney fees, directly
and immediately related to liquidating the decedent's life estate or joint tenancy interest in
the decedent's estate, shall be paid from the gross proceeds of the liquidation allocable
to the decedent's interest and the net proceeds shall be turned over to the personal
representative and applied to payment of the claim presented under this section.

(g) The personal representative shall bring a motion in the district court in which
the estate is being probated to compel the remaindermen or surviving joint tenants to
account for and deliver to the personal representative all or any part of the proceeds of any
sale, mortgage, transfer, conveyance, or any disposition of real property allocable to the
decedent's life estate or joint tenancy interest in the decedent's estate, and do everything
necessary to liquidate and reduce to cash the decedent's interest and turn the proceeds of
the sale or other disposition over to the personal representative. The court may grant any
legal or equitable relief including, but not limited to, ordering a partition of real estate
under chapter 558 necessary to make the value of the decedent's life estate or joint tenancy
interest available to the estate for payment of a claim under this section.

(h) Subject to administration, the personal representative shall use all of the cash
or proceeds of interests to pay an allowable claim under this section. The remaindermen
or surviving joint tenants and their spouses, if any, may enter into a written agreement
with the personal representative or the claimant to settle and satisfy obligations imposed at
any time before or after a claim is filed.

(i) The personal representative may, at their discretion, provide any or all of the
other owners, remaindermen, or surviving joint tenants with an affidavit terminating the
decedent's estate's interest in real property the decedent owned as a life tenant or as a joint
tenant with others, if the personal representative determines in good faith that neither the
decedent nor any of the decedent's predeceased spouses received any medical assistance
for which a claim could be filed under this section, or if the personal representative has
filed an affidavit with the court that the estate has other assets sufficient to pay a claim, as
presented, or if there is a written agreement under paragraph (h), or if the claim, as allowed,
has been paid in full or to the full extent of the assets the estate has available to pay it. The
affidavit may be recorded in the office of the county recorder or filed in the Office of the
Registrar of Titles for the county in which the real property is located. Except as provided
in section 514.981, subdivision 6, when recorded or filed, the affidavit shall terminate the
decedent's interest in real estate the decedent owned as a life tenant or a joint tenant with
others. The affidavit shall: (1) be signed by the personal representative; (2) identify the
decedent and the interest being terminated; (3) give recording information sufficient to
identify the instrument that created the interest in real property being terminated; (4)
legally describe the affected real property; (5) state that the personal representative has
determined that neither the decedent nor any of the decedent's predeceased spouses
received any medical assistance for which a claim could be filed under this section; (6)
state that the decedent's estate has other assets sufficient to pay the claim, as presented, or
that there is a written agreement between the personal representative and the claimant and
the other owners or remaindermen or other joint tenants to satisfy the obligations imposed
under this subdivision; and (7) state that the affidavit is being given to terminate the
estate's interest under this subdivision, and any other contents as may be appropriate.

The recorder or registrar of titles shall accept the affidavit for recording or filing. The
affidavit shall be effective as provided in this section and shall constitute notice even if it
does not include recording information sufficient to identify the instrument creating the
interest it terminates. The affidavit shall be conclusive evidence of the stated facts.

(j) The holder of a lien arising under subdivision 1c shall release the lien at the
holder's expense against an interest terminated under paragraph (h) to the extent of the
termination.

(k) If a lien arising under subdivision 1c is not released under paragraph (j), prior to
closing the estate, the personal representative shall deed the interest subject to the lien to
the remaindermen or surviving joint tenants as their interests may appear. Upon recording
or filing, the deed shall work a merger of the recipient's life estate or joint tenancy interest,
subject to the lien, into the remainder interest or interest the decedent and others owned
jointly. The lien shall attach to and run with the property to the extent of the decedent's
interest at the time of the decedent's death.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.15, subdivision 1i, is amended to read:

Subd. 1i.

Estates of persons receiving medical assistance and survived by
others.

(a) For purposes of this subdivision, the person's estate consists of the person's
probate estate and all of the person's interests in real property the person owned as a life
tenant or a joint tenant at the time of the person's death new text begin and the person's legal title or
interest at the time of the person's death in real property transferred to a beneficiary under
a transfer on death deed under section 507.071, or in the proceeds from the subsequent
sale of the person's interest in the transferred real property new text end .

(b) Notwithstanding any law or rule to the contrary, this subdivision applies if a
person received medical assistance for which a claim could be filed under this section but
for the fact the person was survived by a spouse or by a person listed in subdivision 3, or if
subdivision 4 applies to a claim arising under this section.

(c) The person's life estate or joint tenancy interests in real property not subject to a
medical assistance lien under sections 514.980 to 514.985 on the date of the person's death
shall not end upon death and shall continue as provided in this subdivision. The life estate
in the estate shall be the portion of the interest in the property subject to the life estate that
is equal to the life estate percentage factor for the life estate as listed in the Life Estate
Mortality Table of the health care program's manual for a person who was the age of the
medical assistance recipient on the date of the person's death. The joint tenancy interest in
the estate shall be equal to the fractional interest the medical assistance recipient would
have owned in the jointly held interest in the property had they and the other owners held
title to the property as tenants in common on the date the medical assistance recipient died.

(d) The county agency shall file a claim in the estate under this section on behalf of
the claimant who shall be the commissioner of human services, notwithstanding that the
decedent is survived by a spouse or a person listed in subdivision 3. The claim, as allowed,
shall not be paid by the estate and shall be disposed of as provided in this paragraph.
The personal representative or the court shall make, execute, and deliver a lien in favor
of the claimant on the decedent's interest in real property in the estate in the amount of
the allowed claim on forms provided by the commissioner to the county agency filing the
lien. The lien shall bear interest as provided under section 524.3-806, shall attach to the
property it describes upon filing or recording, and shall remain a lien on the real property
it describes for a period of 20 years from the date it is filed or recorded. The lien shall be a
disposition of the claim sufficient to permit the estate to close.

(e) The state or county agency shall file or record the lien in the office of the
county recorder or registrar of titles for each county in which any of the real property is
located. The recorder or registrar of titles shall accept the lien for filing or recording. All
recording or filing fees shall be paid by the Department of Human Services. The recorder
or registrar of titles shall mail the recorded lien to the Department of Human Services.
The lien need not be attested, certified, or acknowledged as a condition of recording or
filing. Upon recording or filing of a lien against a life estate or a joint tenancy interest,
the interest subject to the lien shall merge into the remainder interest or the interest the
recipient and others owned jointly. The lien shall attach to and run with the property to
the extent of the decedent's interest in the property at the time of the decedent's death
as determined under this section.

(f) The department shall make no adjustment or recovery under the lien until after the
decedent's spouse, if any, has died, and only at a time when the decedent has no surviving
child described in subdivision 3. The estate, any owner of an interest in the property
which is or may be subject to the lien, or any other interested party, may voluntarily pay
off, settle, or otherwise satisfy the claim secured or to be secured by the lien at any time
before or after the lien is filed or recorded. Such payoffs, settlements, and satisfactions
shall be deemed to be voluntary repayments of past medical assistance payments for the
benefit of the deceased recipient, and neither the process of settling the claim, the payment
of the claim, or the acceptance of a payment shall constitute an adjustment or recovery
that is prohibited under this subdivision.

(g) The lien under this subdivision may be enforced or foreclosed in the manner
provided by law for the enforcement of judgment liens against real estate or by a
foreclosure by action under chapter 581. When the lien is paid, satisfied, or otherwise
discharged, the state or county agency shall prepare and file a release of lien at its own
expense. No action to foreclose the lien shall be commenced unless the lien holder has first
given 30 days' prior written notice to pay the lien to the owners and parties in possession
of the property subject to the lien. The notice shall: (1) include the name, address, and
telephone number of the lien holder; (2) describe the lien; (3) give the amount of the lien;
(4) inform the owner or party in possession that payment of the lien in full must be made
to the lien holder within 30 days after service of the notice or the lien holder may begin
proceedings to foreclose the lien; and (5) be served by personal service, certified mail,
return receipt requested, ordinary first class mail, or by publishing it once in a newspaper
of general circulation in the county in which any part of the property is located. Service of
the notice shall be complete upon mailing or publication.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 272.12, is amended to read:

272.12 CONVEYANCES, TAXES PAID BEFORE RECORDING.

When:

(a) a deed or other instrument conveying land,

(b) a plat of any town site or addition thereto,

(c) a survey required pursuant to section 508.47,

(d) a condominium plat subject to chapter 515 or 515A or a declaration that contains
such a plat, or

(e) a common interest community plat subject to chapter 515B or a declaration
that contains such a plat,

is presented to the county auditor for transfer, the auditor shall ascertain from the records
if there be taxes delinquent upon the land described therein, or if it has been sold for
taxes. An assignment of a sheriff's or referee's certificate of sale, when the certificate of
sale describes real estate, and certificates of redemption from mortgage or lien foreclosure
sales, when the certificate of redemption encompasses real estate and is issued to a junior
creditor, are considered instruments conveying land for the purposes of this section and
section 272.121. If there are taxes delinquent, the auditor shall certify to the same; and
upon payment of such taxes, or in case no taxes are delinquent, shall transfer the land upon
the books of the auditor's office, and note upon the instrument, over official signature, the
words, "no delinquent taxes and transfer entered," or, if the land described has been sold
or assigned to an actual purchaser for taxes, the words "paid by sale of land described
within;" and, unless such statement is made upon such instrument, the county recorder or
the registrar of titles shall refuse to receive or record the same; provided, that sheriff's or
referees' certificates of sale on execution or foreclosure of a lien or mortgage, certificates
of redemption from mortgage or lien foreclosure sales issued to the redeeming mortgagor
or lienee, deeds of distribution made by a personal representative in probate proceedings, new text begin
transfer on death deeds under section 507.071, new text end decrees and judgments, receivers receipts,
patents, and copies of town or statutory city plats, in case the original plat filed in the
office of the county recorder has been lost or destroyed, and the instruments releasing,
removing and discharging reversionary and forfeiture provisions affecting title to land
and instruments releasing, removing or discharging easement rights in land or building or
other restrictions, may be recorded without such certificate; and, provided that instruments
conveying land and, as appurtenant thereto an easement over adjacent tract or tracts of
land, may be recorded without such certificate as to the land covered by such easement;
and provided further, that any instrument granting an easement made in favor of any
public utility or pipe line for conveying gas, liquids or solids in suspension, in the nature
of a right-of-way over, along, across or under a tract of land may be recorded without such
certificate as to the land covered by such easement. Documents governing homeowners
associations of condominiums, townhouses, common interest ownership communities,
and other planned unit developments may be recorded without the auditor's certificate to
the extent provided in section 515B.1-116(f).

A deed of distribution made by a personal representative in a probate proceeding,
a decree, or a judgment that conveys land shall be presented to the county auditor, who
shall transfer the land upon the books of the auditor's office and note upon the instrument,
over official signature, the words, "transfer entered", and the instrument may then be
recorded. A decree or judgment that affects title to land but does not convey land may be
recorded without presentation to the auditor.

A violation of this section by the county recorder or the registrar of titles shall
be a gross misdemeanor, and, in addition to the punishment therefor, the recorder or
registrar shall be liable to the grantee of any instrument so recorded for the amount of
any damages sustained.

When, as a condition to permitting the recording of deed or other instrument
affecting the title to real estate previously forfeited to the state under the provisions of
sections 281.16 to 281.25, county officials, after such real estate has been purchased or
repurchased, have required the payment of taxes erroneously assumed to have accrued
against such real estate after forfeiture and before the date of purchase or repurchase, the
sum required to be so paid shall be refunded to the persons entitled thereto out of moneys
in the funds in which the sum so paid was placed. Delinquent taxes are those taxes deemed
delinquent under section 279.02.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 287.22, is amended to read:

287.22 EXEMPTIONS.

The tax imposed by section 287.21 does not apply to:

(1) An executory contract for the sale of real property under which the purchaser is
entitled to or does take possession of the real property, or any assignment or cancellation
of the contract;

(2) A mortgage or an amendment, assignment, extension, partial release, or
satisfaction of a mortgage;

(3) A will;

(4) A plat;

(5) A lease, amendment of lease, assignment of lease, or memorandum of lease;

(6) A deed, instrument, or writing in which the United States or any agency or
instrumentality thereof is the grantor, assignor, transferor, conveyor, grantee, or assignee;

(7) A deed for a cemetery lot or lots;

(8) A deed of distribution by a personal representative;

(9) A deed to or from a co-owner partitioning their undivided interest in the same
piece of real property;

(10) A deed or other instrument of conveyance issued pursuant to a permanent
school fund land exchange under section 92.121 and related laws;

(11) A referee's or sheriff's certificate of sale in a mortgage or lien foreclosure sale;

(12) A referee's, sheriff's, or certificate holder's certificate of redemption from a
mortgage or lien foreclosure sale issued to the redeeming mortgagor or lienee;

(13) A deed, instrument, or writing which grants, creates, modifies, or terminates an
easement; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(14) A decree of marriage dissolution, as defined in section 287.01, subdivision 4,
or a deed or other instrument between the parties to the dissolution made pursuant to the
terms of the decree deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin ; and
new text end

new text begin (15) A transfer on death deed under section 507.071.
new text end

Sec. 5.

new text begin [507.071] TRANSFER ON DEATH DEEDS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin For the purposes of this section the following terms
have the meanings given:
new text end

new text begin (a) "Beneficiary" or "grantee beneficiary" means a person or entity named as a
grantee beneficiary in a transfer on death deed, including a successor grantee beneficiary.
new text end

new text begin (b) "County agency" means the county department or office designated to recover
medical assistance benefits from the estates of decedents.
new text end

new text begin (c) "Grantor owner" means an owner named as a grantor in a transfer on death deed
upon whose death the conveyance or transfer of the described real property is conditioned.
Grantor owner does not include a spouse who joins in a transfer on death deed solely
for the purpose of conveying or releasing statutory or other marital interests in the real
property to be conveyed or transferred by the transfer on death deed.
new text end

new text begin (d) "Owner" means a person having an ownership or other interest in all or part
of the real property to be conveyed or transferred by a transfer on death deed. Owner
does not include a spouse who joins in a transfer on death deed solely for the purpose
of conveying or releasing statutory or other marital interests in the real property to be
conveyed or transferred by the transfer on death deed.
new text end

new text begin (e) "Recorded" means recorded in the office of the county recorder or registrar of
titles, as appropriate for the real property described in the instrument to be recorded.
new text end

new text begin (f) "State agency" means the Department of Human Services or any successor
agency.
new text end

new text begin (g) "Transfer on death deed" means a deed authorized under this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Effect of transfer on death deed. new text end

new text begin A deed that conveys or assigns an
interest in real property, including a mortgage, judgment, or any other lien on real property,
to a grantee beneficiary and that expressly states that the deed is only effective on the
death of one or more of the grantor owners, transfers the interest to the grantee beneficiary
upon the death of the grantor owner upon whose death the conveyance or transfer is stated
to be effective, but subject to the survivorship provisions and requirements of section
524.2-702. A transfer on death deed must comply with all provisions of Minnesota law
applicable to deeds of real property including, but not limited to, the provisions of sections
507.02, 507.24, 507.34, 508.48, and 508A.48.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Rights of creditors and rights of the state and county under sections
246.53, 256B.15, 256D.16, 261.04, and 514.981. new text end

new text begin The interest transferred to a beneficiary
under a transfer on death deed after the death of a grantor owner is transferred subject
to all effective conveyances, assignments, contracts, mortgages, deeds of trust, liens,
security pledges, judgments, tax liens, and other encumbrances made by the grantor owner
or to which the property was subject during the grantor owner's lifetime, including but
not limited to, any claim by a surviving spouse or any claim or lien by the state or county
agency authorized by section 246.53, 256B.15, 256D.16, 261.04, or 514.981, if other
assets of the deceased owner's estate are insufficient to pay the amount of any such claim.
A beneficiary to whom the interest is transferred after the death of a grantor owner shall be
liable to account to the state or county agency with a claim or lien authorized by section
246.53, 256B.15, 256D.16, 261.04, or 514.981, to the extent necessary to discharge
any such claim remaining unpaid after application of the assets of the deceased grantor
owner's estate, but such liability shall be limited to the value of the interest transferred
to the beneficiary. To establish compliance with this subdivision and subdivision 23, the
beneficiary must record a clearance certificate issued in accordance with subdivision 23 in
each county in which the real property described in the transfer on death deed is located.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Multiple grantee beneficiaries. new text end

new text begin A transfer on death deed may designate
multiple grantee beneficiaries to take title as joint tenants, as tenants in common or in any
other form of ownership or tenancy that is valid under the laws of this state.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Successor grantee beneficiaries. new text end

new text begin A transfer on death deed may designate
one or more successor grantee beneficiaries or a class of successor grantee beneficiaries,
or both. If the transfer on death deed designates successor grantee beneficiaries or a class
of successor grantee beneficiaries, the deed shall state the condition under which the
interest of the successor grantee beneficiaries would vest.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Multiple joint tenant grantors. new text end

new text begin If an interest in real property is owned
as joint tenants, a transfer on death deed executed by all of the owners that conveys an
interest in real property to one or more grantee beneficiaries transfers the interest to the
grantee beneficiary or beneficiaries effective only after the death of the last surviving
grantor owner. If the last surviving joint tenant owner did not execute the transfer on death
deed, the deed is ineffective to transfer any interest and the deed is void. An estate in joint
tenancy is not severed or affected by the subsequent execution of a transfer on death deed
and the right of a surviving joint tenant owner who did not execute the transfer on death
deed shall prevail over a grantee beneficiary named in a transfer on death deed unless the
deed specifically states that it severs the joint tenancy ownership.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Execution by attorney-in-fact. new text end

new text begin A transfer on death deed may be executed
by a duly appointed attorney-in-fact pursuant to a power of attorney which grants the
attorney-in-fact the authority to execute deeds.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Recording requirements and authorization. new text end

new text begin A transfer on death deed
is valid if the deed is recorded in a county in which at least a part of the real property
described in the deed is located and is recorded before the death of the grantor owner
upon whose death the conveyance or transfer is effective. A transfer on death deed is not
effective for purposes of section 507.34, 508.47, or 508A.47 until the deed is recorded
in the county in which the real property is located. When a transfer on death deed is
presented for recording, no certification by the county auditor as to transfer of ownership
and current and delinquent taxes shall be required or made and the transfer on death deed
shall not be required to be accompanied by a certificate of real estate value. A transfer
on death deed that otherwise satisfies all statutory requirements for recording may be
recorded and shall be accepted for recording in the county in which the property described
in the deed is located. If any part of the property described in the transfer on death deed
is registered property, the registrar of titles shall accept the transfer on death deed for
recording only if at least one of the grantors who executes the transfer on death deed
appears of record to have an ownership interest in the property described in the deed. No
certification or approval of a transfer on death deed shall be required of the examiner of
titles prior to recording of the deed in the office of the registrar of titles.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Deed to trustee or other entity. new text end

new text begin A transfer on death deed may transfer an
interest in real property to the trustee of an inter vivos trust even if the trust is revocable,
to the trustee of a testamentary trust or to any other entity legally qualified to hold title to
real property under the laws of this state.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Revocation or modification of transfer on death deed. new text end

new text begin (a) A transfer
on death deed may be revoked at any time by the grantor owner or, if there is more than
one grantor owner, by any of the grantor owners. To be effective, the revocation must
be recorded in the county in which at least a part of the real property is located before
the death of the grantor owner or owners who execute the revocation. The revocation is
not effective for purposes of section 507.34, 508.47, or 508A.47 until the revocation is
recorded in the county in which the real property is located. Subject to subdivision 6, if
the real property is owned as joint tenants and if the revocation is not executed by all of
the grantor owners, the revocation is not effective unless executed by the last surviving
grantor owner.
new text end

new text begin (b) If a grantor owner conveys to a third party, subsequent to the recording of the
transfer on death deed, by means other than a transfer on death deed, all or a part of such
grantor owner's interest in the property described in the transfer on death deed, no transfer
of the conveyed interest shall occur on such grantor owner's death and the transfer on
death deed shall be ineffective as to the conveyed or transferred interests, but the transfer
on death deed remains effective with respect to the conveyance or transfer on death of
any other interests described in the transfer on death deed owned by the grantor owner
at the time of the grantor owner's death.
new text end

new text begin (c) A transfer on death deed is a "governing instrument" within the meaning of
section 524.2-804 and, except as may otherwise be specifically provided for in the
transfer on death deed, is subject to the same provisions as to revocation, revival, and
nonrevocation set forth in section 524.2-804.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end

new text begin Antilapse; deceased beneficiary; words of survivorship. new text end

new text begin (a) If a grantee
beneficiary who is a grandparent or lineal descendant of a grandparent of the grantor
owner fails to survive the grantor owner, the issue of the deceased grantee beneficiary who
survive the grantor owner take in place of the deceased grantee beneficiary. If they are all
of the same degree of kinship to the deceased grantee beneficiary, they take equally. If
they are of unequal degree, those of more remote degree take by right of representation.
new text end

new text begin (b) For the purposes of this subdivision, words of survivorship such as, in a
conveyance to an individual, "if he or she survives me," or, in a class gift, to "my surviving
children," are a sufficient indication of intent to condition the conveyance or transfer upon
the beneficiary surviving the grantor owner.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 12. new text end

new text begin Lapse. new text end

new text begin If all beneficiaries and all successor beneficiaries, if any,
designated in a transfer on death deed, and also all successor beneficiaries who would take
under the antilapse provisions of subdivision 11, fail to survive the grantor owner or the
last survivor of the grantor owners if there are multiple grantor owners, if the beneficiary
is a trust which has been revoked prior to the grantor owner's death, or if the beneficiary is
an entity no longer in existence at the grantor owner's death, no transfer shall occur and
the transfer on death deed is void.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 13. new text end

new text begin Multiple transfer on death deeds. new text end

new text begin If a grantor owner executes and
records more than one transfer on death deed conveying the same interest in real property
or a greater interest in the real property, the transfer on death deed that has the latest
acknowledgment date and that is recorded before the death of the grantor owner upon
whose death the conveyance or transfer is conditioned is the effective transfer on death
deed and all other transfer on death deeds, if any, executed by the grantor owner or the
grantor owners are ineffective to transfer any interest and are void.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 14. new text end

new text begin Nonademption; unpaid proceeds of sale, condemnation, or insurance;
sale by conservator or guardian. new text end

new text begin If at the time of the death of the grantor owner upon
whose death the conveyance or transfer is stated to be effective, the grantor owner did
not own a part or all of the real property described in the transfer on death deed, no
conveyance or transfer to the beneficiary of the nonowned part of the real property shall
occur upon the death of the grantor owner and the transfer on death deed is void as to the
nonowned part of the real property, but the beneficiary shall have the same rights to unpaid
proceeds of sale, condemnation or insurance, and, if sold by a conservator or guardian
of the grantor owner during the grantor owner's lifetime, the same rights to a general
pecuniary devise, as that of a specific devisee as set forth in section 524.2-606.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 15. new text end

new text begin Nonexoneration. new text end

new text begin Except as otherwise provided in subdivision 3, a
conveyance or transfer under a transfer on death deed passes the described property
subject to any mortgage or security interest existing at the date of death of the grantor
owner, without right of exoneration, regardless of any statutory obligations to pay the
grantor owner's debts upon death and regardless of a general directive in the grantor
owner's will to pay debts.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 16. new text end

new text begin Disclaimer by beneficiary. new text end

new text begin A grantee beneficiary's interest under a
transfer on death deed may be disclaimed as provided in section 501B.86, or as otherwise
provided by law.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 17. new text end

new text begin Effect on other conveyances. new text end

new text begin This section does not prohibit other
methods of conveying property that are permitted by law and that have the effect of
postponing ownership or enjoyment of an interest in real property until the death of the
owner. This section does not invalidate any deed that is not a transfer on death deed and
that is otherwise effective to convey title to the interests and estates described in the deed
that is not recorded until after the death of the owner.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 18. new text end

new text begin Notice, consent, and delivery not required. new text end

new text begin The signature, consent or
agreement of, or notice to, a grantee beneficiary under a transfer on death deed, or delivery
of the transfer on death deed to the grantee beneficiary, is not required for any purpose
during the lifetime of the grantor owner.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 19. new text end

new text begin Nonrevocation by will. new text end

new text begin A transfer on death deed that is executed,
acknowledged, and recorded in accordance with this section is not revoked by the
provisions of a will.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 20. new text end

new text begin Proof of survivorship and clearance from public assistance claims
and liens; recording. new text end

new text begin An affidavit of identity and survivorship with a certified copy of a
record of death as an attachment may be combined with a clearance certificate under this
section and the combined documents may be recorded separately or as one document in
each county in which the real estate described in the clearance certificate is located. The
affidavit, record of death, and clearance certificate, whether combined or separate, shall be
prima facie evidence of the facts stated in each, and the registrar of titles may rely on the
statements to transfer title to the property described in the clearance certificate.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 21. new text end

new text begin After-acquired property. new text end

new text begin Except as provided in this subdivision, a
transfer on death deed is not effective to transfer any interest in real property acquired by a
grantor owner subsequent to the date of signing of a transfer on death deed. A grantor
owner may provide by specific language in a transfer on death deed that the transfer on
death deed will apply to any interest in the described property acquired by the grantor
owner after the signing or recording of the deed.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 22. new text end

new text begin Anticipatory alienation prohibited. new text end

new text begin The interest of a grantee beneficiary
under a transfer on death deed which has not yet become effective is not subject to
alienation; assignment; encumbrance; appointment or anticipation by the beneficiary;
garnishment; attachment; execution or bankruptcy proceedings; claims for alimony,
support, or maintenance; payment of other obligations by any person against the
beneficiary; or any other transfer, voluntary or involuntary, by or from any beneficiary.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 23. new text end

new text begin Clearance for public assistance claims and liens. new text end

new text begin Any person claiming
an interest in real property conveyed or transferred by a transfer on death deed, or the
person's attorney or other agent, may apply to the county agency in the county in which
the real property is located for a clearance certificate for the real property described in
the transfer on death deed. The application for a clearance certificate and the clearance
certificate must contain the legal description of each parcel of property covered by the
clearance certificate. The county agency shall provide a sufficient number of clearance
certificates to allow a clearance certificate to be recorded in each county in which the real
property described in the transfer on death deed is located. The real property described in
the clearance certificate is bound by any conditions or other requirements imposed by the
county agency as specified in the clearance certificate. If the real property is registered
property, a new certificate of title must not be issued until the clearance certificate is
recorded. If the clearance certificate shows the continuation of a medical assistance
claim or lien after issuance of the clearance certificate, the real property remains subject
to the claim or lien. If the real property is registered property, the clearance certificate
must be carried forward as a memorial in any new certificate of title. The application
shall contain the same information and shall be submitted, processed, and resolved in the
same manner and on the same terms and conditions as provided in section 525.313 for
a clearance certificate in a decree of descent proceeding, except that a copy of a notice
of hearing does not have to accompany the application. The application may contain a
statement that the applicant, after reasonably diligent inquiry, is not aware of the existence
of a predeceased spouse or the existence of a claim which could be recovered under
section 246.53, 256B.15, 256D.16, 261.04, or 514.981. If the county agency determines
that a claim or lien exists under section 246.53, 256B.15, 256D.16, 261.04, or 514.981, the
provisions of section 525.313 shall apply to collection, compromise, and settlement of
the claim or lien. A person claiming an interest in real property transferred or conveyed
by a transfer on death deed may petition or move the district court, as appropriate, in the
county in which the real property is located or in the county in which a probate proceeding
affecting the estate of the grantor of the transfer on death deed is pending, for an order
allowing sale of the real property free and clear of any public assistance claim or lien but
subject to disposition of the sale proceeds as provided in section 525.313. On a showing of
good cause and subject to such notice as the court may require, the court without hearing
may issue an order allowing the sale free and clear of any public assistance claim or lien
on such terms and conditions as the court deems advisable to protect the interests of
the state or county agency.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 24. new text end

new text begin Form of transfer on death deed. new text end

new text begin A transfer on death deed may be
substantially in the following form:
new text end

new text begin Transfer on Death Deed
new text end

new text begin I (we) _______________________ (grantor owner or owners and spouses,
if any, with marital status designated), grantor(s), hereby convey(s) and
quitclaim(s) to _______________________ (grantee beneficiary, whether one
or more) effective (check only one of the following)
new text end

new text begin ___ on the death of the grantor owner, if only one grantor is named above, or
on the death of the last of the grantor owners to die, if more than one grantor
owner is named above, or
new text end

new text begin ___ on the death of (name of grantor owner)
new text end

new text begin _______________________ (must be one of the grantor owners named above),
the following described real property:
new text end

new text begin (Legal description)
new text end

new text begin If checked, the following optional statement applies:
new text end

new text begin ___ When effective, this instrument conveys any and all interests in the
described real property acquired by the grantor owner(s) before, on, or after the
date of this instrument.
new text end

		_
		new text begin (Signature of grantor(s)) new text end
	new text begin (acknowledgment) new text end

new text begin Subd. 25. new text end

new text begin Form of instrument of revocation. new text end

new text begin An instrument of revocation may be
substantially in the following form:
new text end

new text begin Revocation of Transfer on Death Deed
new text end

new text begin The undersigned hereby revokes the transfer on death deed recorded on
__________, ____, as Document No. __________ (or in Book __________
of _________, Page ____) in the office of the (County Recorder) (Registrar of
Titles) of _____________ County, Minnesota, affecting real property legally
described as follows:
new text end

	new text begin (legal description) new text end
		new text begin Dated: new text end
		_
		new text begin Signature new text end
	new text begin (acknowledgment) new text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 508.52, is amended to read:

508.52 CONVEYANCE; CANCELLATION OF OLD AND ISSUANCE OF
NEW CERTIFICATE.

An owner of registered land who desires to convey the land, or a portion thereof, in
fee, shall execute a deed of conveyance, and deleted text begin file deleted text end new text begin record new text end the deed with the registrar. The
deed of conveyance shall be deleted text begin filed deleted text end new text begin recorded new text end and endorsed with the number and place of
registration of the certificate of title. Before canceling the outstanding certificate of title
the registrar shall show by memorial thereon the registration of the deed on the basis of
which it is canceled. The encumbrances, claims, or interests adverse to the title of the
registered owner shall be stated upon the new certificate, except so far as they may be
simultaneously released or discharged. new text begin The registrar shall not carry forward as a memorial
on the new certificate of title any memorials of a transfer on death deed if the grantors of
the transfer on death deed retain no fee interest in the land covered by the new certificate. new text end
The certificate of title shall be marked "Canceled" by the registrar, who shall enter in the
register a new certificate of title to the grantee and prepare and deliver to the grantee a
copy of the new certificate of title. If a deed in fee is for a portion of the land described in
a certificate of title, the memorial of the deed entered by the registrar shall include the
legal description contained in the deed and the registrar shall enter a new certificate of title
to the grantee for the portion of the land conveyed and, except as otherwise provided in
this section, issue a residue certificate of title to the grantor for the portion of the land not
conveyed. The registrar shall prepare and deliver to each of the parties a copy of their
respective certificates of title. In lieu of canceling the grantor's certificate of title and
issuing a residue certificate to the grantor for the portion of the land not conveyed, the
registrar may if the grantor's deed does not divide a parcel of unplatted land, and in the
absence of a request to the contrary by the registered owner, mark by the land description
on the certificate of title "Part of land conveyed, see memorials." The fee for a residue
certificate of title shall be paid to the registrar only when the grantor's certificate of title
is canceled after the conveyance by the grantor of a portion of the land described in the
grantor's certificate of title. When two or more successive conveyances of the same
property are filed for registration on the same day the registrar may enter a certificate
in favor of the grantee or grantees in the last of the successive conveyances, and the
memorial of the previous deed or deeds entered on the prior certificate of title shall have
the same force and effect as though the prior certificate of title had been entered in favor
of the grantee or grantees in the earlier deed or deeds in the successive conveyances. The
fees for the registration of the earlier deed or deeds shall be the same as the fees prescribed
for the entry of memorials. The registrar of titles, with the consent of the transferee, may
mark "See memorials for new owner(s)" by the names of the registered owners on the
certificate of title and also add to the memorial of the transferring conveyance a statement
that the memorial shall serve in lieu of a new certificate of title in favor of the grantee or
grantees therein noted and may refrain from canceling the certificate of title until the time
it is canceled by a subsequent transfer, and the memorial showing such transfer of title
shall have the same effect as the entry of a new certificate of title for the land described in
the certificate of title; the fee for the registration of a conveyance without cancellation of
the certificate of title shall be the same as the fee prescribed for the entry of a memorial.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 508A.52, is amended to read:

508A.52 CONVEYANCE; CANCELLATION OF OLD AND ISSUANCE OF
NEW CPT.

An owner of land registered under sections 508A.01 to 508A.85 who desires to
convey the land, or a portion of it, in fee, shall execute a deed of conveyance, and deleted text begin file deleted text end new text begin
record new text end the deed with the registrar. The deed of conveyance shall be deleted text begin filed deleted text end new text begin recorded new text end and
endorsed with the number and place of registration of the CPT. Before canceling the
outstanding CPT, the registrar shall show by memorial on it the registration of the deed on
the basis of which it is canceled. The encumbrances, claims, or interests adverse to the
title of the registered owner shall be stated upon the new CPT, except so far as they may be
simultaneously released or discharged. new text begin The registrar shall not carry forward as a memorial
on the new CPT any memorials of a transfer on death deed if the grantors of the transfer
on death deed retain no fee interest in the real property covered by the new CPT. new text end The CPT
shall be marked "Canceled" by the registrar, who shall enter in the register a new CPT
to the grantee, and prepare and deliver to the grantee a copy of the new CPT. If a deed
in fee is for a portion of the land described in a CPT, the memorial of the deed entered
by the registrar shall include the legal description contained in the deed and the registrar
shall enter a new CPT to the grantee for the portion of the land conveyed and, except as
otherwise provided in this section, issue a residue CPT to the grantor for the portion of
the land not conveyed. The registrar shall prepare and deliver to each of the parties a
copy of their respective deleted text begin CPTs deleted text end new text begin CPT's new text end . In lieu of canceling the grantor's CPT and issuing a
residue CPT to the grantor for the portion of the land not conveyed, the registrar may if the
grantor's deed does not divide a parcel of unplatted land, and in the absence of a request to
the contrary by the registered owner, mark by the land description on the CPT "Part of
land conveyed, see memorials." The fee for a residue CPT shall be paid to the registrar
only when the grantor's CPT is canceled after the conveyance by the grantor of a portion
of the land described in the grantor's CPT. When two or more successive conveyances
of the same property are filed for registration on the same day the registrar may enter a
CPT in favor of the grantee or grantees in the last of the successive conveyances, and the
memorial of the previous deed or deeds entered on the prior CPT shall have the same force
and effect as though the prior CPT had been entered in favor of the grantee or grantees in
the earlier deed or deeds in the successive conveyances. The fees for the registration of the
earlier deed or deeds shall be the same as the fees prescribed for the entry of memorials.
The registrar of titles, with the consent of the transferee, may mark "See memorials for
new owner(s)" by the names of the registered owners on the CPT and also add to the
memorial of the transferring conveyance a statement that the memorial shall serve in lieu
of a new CPT in favor of the grantee or grantees noted in it and may refrain from canceling
the CPT until the time it is canceled by a subsequent transfer, and the memorial showing
the transfer of title shall have the same effect as the entry of a new CPT for the land
described in the CPT. The fee for the registration of a conveyance without cancellation of
the CPT shall be the same as the fee prescribed for the entry of a memorial.

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 524.2-702, is amended to read:

524.2-702 REQUIREMENT OF SURVIVAL FOR 120 HOURS FOR
DEVISEES, BENEFICIARIES OF CERTAIN TRUSTS, AND APPOINTEES OF
CERTAIN POWERS OF APPOINTMENT; SIMULTANEOUS DEATH ACT FOR
OTHER CASES.

(a) Requirement of survival for 120 hours. A beneficiary of a trust in which
the grantor has reserved a power to alter, amend, revoke, or terminate the provisions of
the trust who fails to survive the grantor by 120 hours, a devisee who fails to survive
the testator by 120 hours, new text begin a beneficiary named in a transfer on death deed under
section 507.071 who fails to survive by 120 hours the grantor owner upon whose death
the conveyance to the beneficiary becomes effective, new text end or an appointee of a power of
appointment taking effect at the death of the holder of the power who fails to survive the
holder of the power by 120 hours is deemed to have predeceased the grantor, new text begin grantor
owner new text end testator, or holder of the power for purposes of determining title to property passing
by the trust instrument, by the testator's will, new text begin by the transfer on death deed, new text end or by the
exercise of the power of appointment.

(b)(1) Title to property in other cases. In cases not governed by section 524.2-104
or paragraph (a), where the title to property or the devolution thereof depends upon
priority of death and there is no sufficient evidence that the persons have died otherwise
than simultaneously, the property of each person shall be disposed of as if the person had
survived, except as provided otherwise in this paragraph.

(2) Division of property. Where two or more beneficiaries are designated to take
successively by reason of survivorship under another person's disposition of property
and there is no sufficient evidence that these beneficiaries have died otherwise than
simultaneously the property thus disposed of shall be divided into as many equal portions
as there are successive beneficiaries and these portions shall be distributed respectively to
those who would have taken in the event that each designated beneficiary had survived.

(3) Division of property. Where there is no sufficient evidence that two joint
tenants or tenants by the entirety have died otherwise than simultaneously the property
so held shall be distributed one-half as if one had survived and one-half as if the other
had survived. If there are more than two joint tenants and all of them have so died the
property thus distributed shall be in the proportion that one bears to the whole number of
joint tenants.

(4) Division of property. Where the insured and the beneficiary in a policy of
life or accident insurance have died and there is no sufficient evidence that they have
died otherwise than simultaneously the proceeds of the policy shall be distributed as if
the insured had survived the beneficiary.

(c) Not retroactive. This section does not apply to the distribution of the property of
a person who has died before it takes effect. Paragraph (a) applies only to persons who
die on or after August 1, 1999.

(d) Application. This section does not apply in the case of wills, trusts, deeds,
contracts of insurance, or documents exercising powers of appointment wherein provision
has been made for distribution of property different from the provisions of this section.
Paragraph (a) does not apply to trusts which are part of a qualified or nonqualified
retirement plan or individual retirement accounts.

Sec. 9. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin This article is effective August 1, 2008, and applies to instruments of conveyance of
real property recorded on or after that date, regardless of an instrument's date of execution.
new text end

ARTICLE 3

MISCELLANEOUS REAL PROPERTY

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 507.24, subdivision 2, is
amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Original signatures required.

(a) Unless otherwise provided by law, an
instrument affecting real estate that is to be recorded as provided in this section or other
applicable law must contain the original signatures of the parties who execute it and of the
notary public or other officer taking an acknowledgment. However, a financing statement
that is recorded as a filing pursuant to section 336.9-502(b) need not contain: (1) the
signatures of the debtor or the secured party; or (2) an acknowledgment. new text begin An instrument
acknowledged in a representative capacity as defined in section 358.41 on behalf of a
corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or trust that is otherwise entitled to
be recorded shall be recorded if the acknowledgment made in a representative capacity
is substantially in the form prescribed in chapter 358, without further inquiry into the
authority of the person making the acknowledgment.
new text end

(b)(1) Any electronic instruments, including signatures and seals, affecting real
estate may only be recorded as part of a pilot project for the electronic filing of real
estate documents implemented by the task force created in Laws 2000, chapter 391, or
by the Electronic Real Estate Recording Task Force created under section 507.094. The
Electronic Real Estate Recording Task Force created under section 507.094 may amend
standards set by the task force created in Laws 2000, chapter 391, and may set new or
additional standards and establish pilot projects to the full extent permitted in section
507.094, subdivision 2, paragraph (b). Documents recorded in conformity with those
standards and in those pilot projects are deemed to meet the requirements of this section.

(2)(i) A county that participated in the pilot project for the electronic filing of real
estate documents under the task force created in Laws 2000, chapter 391, may continue to
record or file documents electronically, if:

(A) the county complies with standards adopted by the task force; and

(B) the county uses software that was validated by the task force.

(ii) A county that did not participate in the pilot project may record or file a real
estate document electronically, if:

(A) the document to be recorded or filed is of a type included in the pilot project
for the electronic filing of real estate documents under the task force created in Laws
2000, chapter 391;

(B) the county complies with the standards adopted by the task force;

(C) the county uses software that was validated by the task force; and

(D) the task force created under section 507.094, votes to accept a written
certification of compliance with paragraph (b), clause (2), of this section by the county
board and county recorder of the county to implement electronic filing under this section.

(c) Notices filed pursuant to section 168A.141, subdivisions 1 and 3, need not
contain an acknowledgment.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 508.02, is amended to read:

508.02 REGISTERED LAND; SAME INCIDENTS AS UNREGISTERED;
NO ADVERSE POSSESSION.

Registered land shall be subject to the same burdens and incidents which attach by
law to unregistered land. This chapter shall not operate to relieve registered land or the
owners thereof from any rights, duties, or obligations incident to or growing out of the
marriage relation, or from liability to attachment on mesne process, or levy on execution,
or from liability to any lien or charge of any description, created or established by law
upon the land or the buildings situated thereon, or the interest of the owner in such land
or buildings. It shall not operate to change the laws of descent or the rights of partition
between cotenants, or the right to take the land by eminent domain. It shall not operate to
relieve such land from liability to be taken or recovered by any assignee or receiver under
any provision of law relative thereto, and shall not operate to change or affect any other
rights, burdens, liabilities, or obligations created by law and applicable to unregistered
land except as otherwise expressly provided herein. No title to registered land in
derogation of that of the registered owner shall be acquired by prescription or by adverse
possession deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin , but the common law doctrine of practical location of boundaries applies
to registered land whenever registered. Section 508.671 shall apply in a proceedings
subsequent to establish a boundary by practical location for registered land.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 508.48, is amended to read:

508.48 INSTRUMENTS AFFECTING TITLE FILED WITH REGISTRAR;
NOTICE.

new text begin (a) new text end Every conveyance, lien, attachment, order, decree, or judgment, or other
instrument or proceeding, which would affect the title to unregistered land under existing
laws, if recorded, or filed with the county recorder, shall, in like manner, affect the title to
registered land if filed and registered with the registrar in the county where the real estate
is situated, and shall be notice to all persons from the time of such registering or filing
of the interests therein created. Neither the reference in a registered instrument to an
unregistered instrument or interest nor the joinder in a registered instrument by a party or
parties with no registered interest shall constitute notice, either actual or constructive, of
an unregistered interest.

new text begin (b) An instrument acknowledged in a representative capacity as defined in section
358.41 on behalf of a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or trust that is
otherwise entitled to be recorded shall be recorded if the acknowledgment made in a
representative capacity is substantially in the form prescribed in chapter 358, without
further inquiry into the authority of the person making the acknowledgment.
new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 508.671, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Petition.

An owner of registered land new text begin having one or more common
boundaries with registered or unregistered land or an owner of unregistered land having
one or more common boundaries with registered land new text end may apply by a duly verified petition
to the court to have all or some of the new text begin common new text end boundary lines judicially determined. The
petition shall contain the full names and post office addresses of all owners of adjoining
lands which are in any manner affected by the boundary determination. At the time of
the filing of the petition with the court administrator, a copy of it, duly certified by the
court administrator, shall be filed for record with the county recorder. If any of the
adjoining lands are registered, the certified copy of the petition also shall be filed with the
registrar of titles and entered as a memorial on the certificate of title for those lands. When
recorded or filed, the certified copy of the petition shall be notice forever to purchasers
and encumbrancers of the pendency of the proceeding and of all matters referred to in the
court files and records pertaining to the proceeding. The owner shall have the premises
surveyed by a licensed land surveyor and shall file in the proceedings a plat of the survey
showing the correct location of the boundary line or lines to be determined. There also
shall be filed with the court administrator a memorandum abstract, satisfactory to the
examiner, showing the record owners and encumbrancers of the adjoining lands which
are in any manner affected by the boundary line determination. The petition shall be
referred to the examiner of titles for examination and report in the manner provided for the
reference of initial applications for registration. Notice of the proceeding shall be given to
all interested persons by the service of a summons which shall be issued in the form and
served in the manner as in initial applications.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 508A.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Effect of registration.

Land registered under sections 508A.01 to
508A.85 shall be registered subject to the rights of persons in possession, if any, and rights
which would be disclosed by a survey, except that no title in derogation of that of the
registered owner shall be acquired by prescription or adverse possession after the date
of the first CPT; otherwise, land registered under sections 508A.01 to 508A.85 shall be
subject to the same rights, protections, burdens, and incidents which attach by law to
lands as provided in section 508.02. new text begin The common law doctrine of practical location of
boundaries applies to property registered under sections 508A.01 to 508A.85 whenever
registered. Section 508.671 shall apply in a proceedings subsequent to establish a
boundary by practical location for property registered under sections 508A.01 to 508A.85.
new text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 508A.48, is amended to read:

508A.48 FILED INSTRUMENT AFFECTING TITLE IS NOTICE.

new text begin (a) new text end Every conveyance, lien, attachment, order, decree, or judgment, or other
instrument or proceeding, which would affect the title to unregistered land under existing
laws, if recorded, or filed with the county recorder, shall, in like manner, affect the title to
land registered under sections 508A.01 to 508A.85 if filed and registered with the registrar
in the county where the real estate is situated, and shall be notice to all persons from the
time of the registering or filing of the interests therein created. Neither the reference
in a registered instrument to an unregistered instrument or interest nor the joinder in
a registered instrument by a party or parties with no registered interest shall constitute
notice, either actual or constructive, of an unregistered interest.

new text begin (b) An instrument acknowledged in a representative capacity as defined in section
358.41 on behalf of a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or trust that is
otherwise entitled to be recorded shall be recorded if the acknowledgment made in a
representative capacity is substantially in the form prescribed in chapter 358, without
further inquiry into the authority of the person making the acknowledgment.
new text end

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 557.02, is amended to read:

557.02 NOTICE OF LIS PENDENS.

In all actions in which the title to, or any interest in or lien upon, real property is
involved or affected, or is brought in question by either party, any party thereto, at the time
of filing the complaint, or at any time thereafter during the pendency of such action, may
file for record with the county recorder of each county in which any part of the premises
lies a notice of the pendency of the action, containing the names of the parties, the object
of the action, and a description of the real property in such county involved, affected or
brought in question thereby. From the time of the filing of such notice, and from such time
only, the pendency of the action shall be notice to purchasers and encumbrancers of the
rights and equities of the party filing the same to the premises. When any pleading is
amended in such action, so as to alter the description of, or to extend the claim against,
the premises affected, a new notice may be filed, with like effect. Such notice shall be
recorded deleted text begin in the same book and deleted text end in the same manner in which mortgages are recorded, and
may be discharged deleted text begin by an entry to that effect in the margin of the record by the party filing
the same, or the party's attorney, in the presence of the recorder, or deleted text end by writing executed
and acknowledged in the manner of conveyance deleted text begin , whereupon the recorder shall enter a
minute thereof on the margin of such record deleted text end . The filing of such lis pendens at the time
of filing the complaint and before the commencement of the action shall have no force,
effect, or validity against the premises described in the lis pendens, unless the filing of the
complaint is followed by the service of the summons in the action within 90 days after the
filing of the complaint therein. Any party claiming any title or interest in or to the real
property involved or affected may on such notice as the court shall in each case prescribe,
make application to the district court in the county in which the action is pending or in
which the real property involved or affected is situated, for an order discharging the lis
pendens of record, when any such action has not been brought on for trial within two years
after the filing of the lis pendens and in case the court orders the lis pendens discharged
of record upon the filing of a certified copy of the order of the court in the office of the
county recorder, where the real property is situated, the lis pendens shall be void and of
no force nor effect.

Sec. 8. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin (a) Sections 1, 3, and 6 are effective the day following final enactment, and apply
to documents acknowledged before, on, or after that date.
new text end

new text begin (b) Sections 2, 4, and 5 are effective August 1, 2008, and apply to land registered
under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 508 or 508A, whenever registered.
new text end

ARTICLE 4

UNIFORM PROBATE CODE

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 524.2-301, is amended to read:

524.2-301 ENTITLEMENT OF SPOUSE; PREMARITAL WILL.

(a) deleted text begin A testator's surviving spouse, who deleted text end new text begin If a testator new text end married deleted text begin the testator deleted text end after deleted text begin the
testator's deleted text end new text begin making a new text end will deleted text begin was executed, is entitled to deleted text end new text begin and the spouse survives the testator,
the surviving spouse shall new text end receive deleted text begin , as an intestate deleted text end new text begin a new text end share deleted text begin , no less than the value of the
share deleted text end of the estate new text begin of the testator equal in value to that which new text end the surviving spouse would
have received if the testator had died intestate deleted text begin as to that portion of the testator's estate,
if any, that neither is devised to a child of the testator who was born before the testator
married the surviving spouse and who is not a child of the surviving spouse nor is devised
to a descendant of such a child or passes under section 524.2-603 or 524.2-604 to such a
child or to a descendant of such a child deleted text end , unless:

(1) deleted text begin it appears from the will or other evidence that the will was made in contemplation
of the testator's marriage to the surviving spouse deleted text end new text begin provision has been made for, or waived
by, the spouse by prenuptial or postnuptial agreement new text end ;

(2) the will deleted text begin expresses the deleted text end new text begin discloses an new text end intention deleted text begin that it is to be effective
notwithstanding any subsequent marriage deleted text end new text begin not to make provision for the spouse new text end ; or

(3) deleted text begin the testator deleted text end new text begin the spouse is new text end provided for deleted text begin the spouse by transfer outside deleted text end new text begin in new text end the will
deleted text begin and the intent that the transfer be in lieu of a testamentary provision is shown by the
testator's statements or is reasonably inferred from the amount of the transfer or other
evidence deleted text end .

(b) In satisfying the share provided by this section, devises made by the will deleted text begin to
the testator's surviving spouse, if any, are applied first, and other devises, deleted text end other than a
devise to a child of the testator who was born before the testator married the surviving
spouse and who is not a child of the surviving spouse or a devise or substitute gift under
section 524.2-603 or 524.2-604 to a descendant of such a child, abate new text begin first new text end as new text begin otherwise new text end
provided in section 524.3-902.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 524.2-402, is amended to read:

524.2-402 DESCENT OF HOMESTEAD.

(a) If there is a surviving spouse, the homestead, including a manufactured home
which is the family residence, descends free from any testamentary or other disposition of
it to which the spouse has not consented in writing or as provided by law, as follows:

(1) if there is no surviving descendant of decedent, to the spouse; or

(2) if there are surviving descendants of decedent, then to the spouse for the term of
the spouse's natural life and the remainder in equal shares to the decedent's descendants
by representation.

(b) If there is no surviving spouse and the homestead has not been disposed of by
will it descends as other real estate.

(c) If the homestead passes by descent or will to the spouse or decedent's descendants new text begin
or to a trustee of a trust of which the spouse or the decedent's descendants are the sole
current beneficiaries new text end , it is exempt from all debts which were not valid charges on it at the
time of decedent's death except that the homestead is subject to a claim filed pursuant
to section 246.53 for state hospital care or 256B.15 for medical assistance benefits. If
the homestead passes to a person other than a spouse or decedent's descendants new text begin or to a
trustee of a trust of which the spouse or the decedent's descendants are the sole current
beneficiaries new text end , it is subject to the payment of expenses of administration, funeral expenses,
expenses of last illness, taxes, and debts. The claimant may seek to enforce a lien or other
charge against a homestead so exempted by an appropriate action in the district court.

(d) For purposes of this section, except as provided in section 524.2-301, the
surviving spouse is deemed to consent to any testamentary or other disposition of the
homestead to which the spouse has not previously consented in writing unless the spouse
files in the manner provided in section 524.2-211, paragraph (f), a petition that asserts the
homestead rights provided to the spouse by this section.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 524.3-801, is amended to read:

524.3-801 NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

(a) Unless notice has already been given under this section, upon appointment of a
general personal representative in informal proceedings or upon the filing of a petition
for formal appointment of a general personal representative, notice thereof, in the form
prescribed by court rule, shall be given under the direction of the court administrator by
publication once a week for two successive weeks in a legal newspaper in the county
wherein the proceedings are pending giving the name and address of the general personal
representative and notifying creditors of the estate to present their claims within four
months after the date of the court administrator's notice which is subsequently published
or be forever barred, unless they are entitled to further service of notice under paragraph
(b) or (c).

(b) deleted text begin (1) Within three months after: (i) the date of the first publication of the notice; or
(ii) June 16, 1989, whichever is later, the personal representative may determine, in the
personal representative's discretion, that it is or is not advisable to conduct a reasonably
diligent search for creditors of the decedent who are either not known or not identified. If
the personal representative determines that a reasonably diligent search is advisable, the
personal representative shall conduct the search.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) If the notice is first published after June 16, 1989, deleted text end The personal representative
shall, within three months after the date of the first publication of the notice, serve a copy
of the notice upon each then known and identified creditor in the manner provided in
paragraph (c). deleted text begin Notice deleted text end new text begin If the decedent or a predeceased spouse of the decedent received
assistance for which a claim could be filed under section 246.53, 256B.15, 256D.16, or
261.04, notice to the commissioner of human services must be new text end given under paragraph (d)
deleted text begin does not satisfy the notice requirements deleted text end new text begin instead of new text end under this paragraph deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin or new text end paragraph
(c). deleted text begin If notice was first published under the applicable provisions of law under the direction
of the court administrator before June 16, 1989, and if a personal representative is
empowered to act at any time after June 16, 1989, the personal representative shall, within
three months after June 16, 1989, serve upon the then known and identified creditors in
the manner provided in paragraph (c) a copy of the notice as published, together with a
supplementary notice requiring each of the creditors to present any claim within one
month after the date of the service of the notice or be forever barred.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (3) Under this section, deleted text end A creditor is "known" if: (i) the personal representative
knows that the creditor has asserted a claim that arose during the decedent's life against
either the decedent or the decedent's estate; deleted text begin or deleted text end (ii) the creditor has asserted a claim that
arose during the decedent's life and the fact is clearly disclosed in accessible financial
records known and available to the personal representative new text begin ; or (iii) the claim of the
creditor would be revealed by a reasonably diligent search for creditors of the decedent in
accessible financial records known and available to the personal representative new text end . Under this
section, a creditor is "identified" if the personal representative's knowledge of the name
and address of the creditor will permit service of notice to be made under paragraph (c).

(c) new text begin Unless the claim has already been presented to the personal representative or
paid, new text end the personal representative shall serve a copy of deleted text begin any notice and any supplementary deleted text end new text begin
the new text end notice required by paragraph (b) deleted text begin , deleted text end deleted text begin clause (1) or (2), deleted text end upon each creditor of the decedent
who is then known to the personal representative and identified deleted text begin , deleted text end deleted text begin except a creditor whose
claim has either been presented to the personal representative or paid, deleted text end either by delivery
of a copy of the required notice to the creditor, or by mailing a copy of the notice to the
creditor by certified, registered, or ordinary first class mail addressed to the creditor at
the creditor's office or place of residence.

(d)(1) Effective for decedents dying on or after July 1, 1997, if the decedent or a
predeceased spouse of the decedent received assistance for which a claim could be filed
under section 246.53, 256B.15, 256D.16, or 261.04, the personal representative or the
attorney for the personal representative shall serve the commissioner of human services
with notice in the manner prescribed in paragraph (c) as soon as practicable after the
appointment of the personal representative. The notice must state the decedent's full name,
date of birth, and Social Security number and, to the extent then known after making a
reasonably diligent inquiry, the full name, date of birth, and Social Security number for
each of the decedent's predeceased spouses. The notice may also contain a statement that,
after making a reasonably diligent inquiry, the personal representative has determined that
the decedent did not have any predeceased spouses or that the personal representative
has been unable to determine one or more of the previous items of information for a
predeceased spouse of the decedent. A copy of the notice to creditors must be attached to
and be a part of the notice to the commissioner.

(2) Notwithstanding a will or other instrument or law to the contrary, except as
allowed in this paragraph, no property subject to administration by the estate may be
distributed by the estate or the personal representative until 70 days after the date the
notice is served on the commissioner as provided in paragraph (c), unless the local agency
consents as provided for in clause (6). This restriction on distribution does not apply to
the personal representative's sale of real or personal property, but does apply to the net
proceeds the estate receives from these sales. The personal representative, or any person
with personal knowledge of the facts, may provide an affidavit containing the description
of any real or personal property affected by this paragraph and stating facts showing
compliance with this paragraph. If the affidavit describes real property, it may be filed
or recorded in the office of the county recorder or registrar of titles for the county where
the real property is located. This paragraph does not apply to proceedings under sections
524.3-1203 and 525.31, or when a duly authorized agent of a county is acting as the
personal representative of the estate.

(3) At any time before an order or decree is entered under section 524.3-1001
or 524.3-1002, or a closing statement is filed under section 524.3-1003, the personal
representative or the attorney for the personal representative may serve an amended notice
on the commissioner to add variations or other names of the decedent or a predeceased
spouse named in the notice, the name of a predeceased spouse omitted from the notice, to
add or correct the date of birth or Social Security number of a decedent or predeceased
spouse named in the notice, or to correct any other deficiency in a prior notice. The
amended notice must state the decedent's name, date of birth, and Social Security number,
the case name, case number, and district court in which the estate is pending, and the date
the notice being amended was served on the commissioner. If the amendment adds the
name of a predeceased spouse omitted from the notice, it must also state that spouse's full
name, date of birth, and Social Security number. The amended notice must be served on
the commissioner in the same manner as the original notice. Upon service, the amended
notice relates back to and is effective from the date the notice it amends was served,
and the time for filing claims arising under section 246.53, 256B.15, 256D.16 or 261.04
is extended by 60 days from the date of service of the amended notice. Claims filed
during the 60-day period are undischarged and unbarred claims, may be prosecuted by
the entities entitled to file those claims in accordance with section 524.3-1004, and the
limitations in section 524.3-1006 do not apply. The personal representative or any person
with personal knowledge of the facts may provide and file or record an affidavit in the
same manner as provided for in clause (1).

(4) Within one year after the date an order or decree is entered under section
524.3-1001 or 524.3-1002 or a closing statement is filed under section 524.3-1003, any
person who has an interest in property that was subject to administration by the estate may
serve an amended notice on the commissioner to add variations or other names of the
decedent or a predeceased spouse named in the notice, the name of a predeceased spouse
omitted from the notice, to add or correct the date of birth or Social Security number of a
decedent or predeceased spouse named in the notice, or to correct any other deficiency
in a prior notice. The amended notice must be served on the commissioner in the same
manner as the original notice and must contain the information required for amendments
under clause (3). If the amendment adds the name of a predeceased spouse omitted from
the notice, it must also state that spouse's full name, date of birth, and Social Security
number. Upon service, the amended notice relates back to and is effective from the date
the notice it amends was served. If the amended notice adds the name of an omitted
predeceased spouse or adds or corrects the Social Security number or date of birth of the
decedent or a predeceased spouse already named in the notice, then, notwithstanding any
other laws to the contrary, claims against the decedent's estate on account of those persons
resulting from the amendment and arising under section 246.53, 256B.15, 256D.16, or
261.04 are undischarged and unbarred claims, may be prosecuted by the entities entitled
to file those claims in accordance with section 524.3-1004, and the limitations in section
524.3-1006 do not apply. The person filing the amendment or any other person with
personal knowledge of the facts may provide and file or record an affidavit describing
affected real or personal property in the same manner as clause (1).

(5) After one year from the date an order or decree is entered under section
524.3-1001 or 524.3-1002, or a closing statement is filed under section 524.3-1003, no
error, omission, or defect of any kind in the notice to the commissioner required under
this paragraph or in the process of service of the notice on the commissioner, or the
failure to serve the commissioner with notice as required by this paragraph, makes any
distribution of property by a personal representative void or voidable. The distributee's
title to the distributed property shall be free of any claims based upon a failure to comply
with this paragraph.

(6) The local agency may consent to a personal representative's request to distribute
property subject to administration by the estate to distributees during the 70-day period
after service of notice on the commissioner. The local agency may grant or deny the
request in whole or in part and may attach conditions to its consent as it deems appropriate.
When the local agency consents to a distribution, it shall give the estate a written certificate
evidencing its consent to the early distribution of assets at no cost. The certificate must
include the name, case number, and district court in which the estate is pending, the name
of the local agency, describe the specific real or personal property to which the consent
applies, state that the local agency consents to the distribution of the specific property
described in the consent during the 70-day period following service of the notice on the
commissioner, state that the consent is unconditional or list all of the terms and conditions
of the consent, be dated, and may include other contents as may be appropriate. The
certificate must be signed by the director of the local agency or the director's designees
and is effective as of the date it is dated unless it provides otherwise. The signature of the
director or the director's designee does not require any acknowledgment. The certificate
shall be prima facie evidence of the facts it states, may be attached to or combined with a
deed or any other instrument of conveyance and, when so attached or combined, shall
constitute a single instrument. If the certificate describes real property, it shall be accepted
for recording or filing by the county recorder or registrar of titles in the county in which
the property is located. If the certificate describes real property and is not attached to or
combined with a deed or other instrument of conveyance, it shall be accepted for recording
or filing by the county recorder or registrar of titles in the county in which the property is
located. The certificate constitutes a waiver of the 70-day period provided for in clause (2)
with respect to the property it describes and is prima facie evidence of service of notice on
the commissioner. The certificate is not a waiver or relinquishment of any claims arising
under section 246.53, 256B.15, 256D.16, or 261.04, and does not otherwise constitute a
waiver of any of the personal representative's duties under this paragraph. Distributees
who receive property pursuant to a consent to an early distribution shall remain liable to
creditors of the estate as provided for by law.

(7) All affidavits provided for under this paragraph:

(i) shall be provided by persons who have personal knowledge of the facts stated
in the affidavit;

(ii) may be filed or recorded in the office of the county recorder or registrar of
titles in the county in which the real property they describe is located for the purpose of
establishing compliance with the requirements of this paragraph; and

(iii) are prima facie evidence of the facts stated in the affidavit.

(8) This paragraph applies to the estates of decedents dying on or after July 1, 1997.
Clause (5) also applies with respect to all notices served on the commissioner of human
services before July 1, 1997, under Laws 1996, chapter 451, article 2, section 55. All
notices served on the commissioner before July 1, 1997, pursuant to Laws 1996, chapter
451, article 2, section 55, shall be deemed to be legally sufficient for the purposes for
which they were intended, notwithstanding any errors, omissions or other defects.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 524.3-803, is amended to read:

524.3-803 LIMITATIONS ON PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.

(a) All claims as defined in section 524.1-201(6), against a decedent's estate which
arose before the death of the decedent, including claims of the state and any subdivision
thereof, whether due or to become due, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated,
if not barred earlier by other statute of limitations, are barred against the estate, the personal
representative, and the heirs and devisees of the decedent, unless presented as follows:

(1) in the case of a creditor who is only entitled, under the United States Constitution
and under the Minnesota Constitution, to notice by publication under section 524.3-801,
within four months after the date of the court administrator's notice to creditors which
is subsequently published pursuant to section 524.3-801;

(2) in the case of a creditor who was served with notice under section 524.3-801(c),
within the later to expire of four months after the date of the first publication of notice to
creditors or one month after the service;

(3) within deleted text begin the later to expire of deleted text end one year after the decedent's death, deleted text begin or one year after
June 16, 1989, deleted text end whether or not notice to creditors has been published or served under
section 524.3-801 deleted text begin , provided, however, that in the case of a decedent who died before June
16, 1989, no claim which was then barred by any provision of law may be deemed to have
been revived by the amendment of this section deleted text end .

(b) All claims against a decedent's estate which arise at or after the death of the
decedent, including claims of the state and any subdivision thereof, whether due or to
become due, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, are barred against the
estate, the personal representative, and the heirs and devisees of the decedent, unless
presented as follows:

(1) a claim based on a contract with the personal representative, within four months
after performance by the personal representative is due;

(2) any other claim, within four months after it arises.

(c) Nothing in this section affects or prevents:

(1) any proceeding to enforce any mortgage, pledge, or other lien upon property
of the estate;

(2) any proceeding to establish liability of the decedent or the personal representative
for which there is protection by liability insurance, to the limits of the insurance protection
only;

(3) the presentment and payment at any time within one year after the decedent's
death of any claim arising before the death of the decedent that is referred to in section
524.3-715, clause (18), although the same may be otherwise barred under this section; or

(4) the presentment and payment at any time before a petition is filed in compliance
with section 524.3-1001 or 524.3-1002 or a closing statement is filed under section
524.3-1003, of:

(i) any claim arising after the death of the decedent that is referred to in section
524.3-715, clause (18), although the same may be otherwise barred hereunder;

(ii) any other claim, including claims subject to clause (3), which would otherwise be
barred hereunder, upon allowance by the court upon petition of the personal representative
or the claimant for cause shown on notice and hearing as the court may direct.

ARTICLE 5

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 507.092, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

To get tax statements.

new text begin (a) new text end No contract for deed or deed conveying
fee title to real estate shall be recorded by the county recorder or registered by the registrar
of titles until the name and address of the grantee, to whom future tax statements should be
sent, is printed, typewritten, stamped or written on it in a legible manner. An instrument
complies with this subdivision if it contains a statement in the following form: "Tax
statements for the real property described in this instrument should be sent to:

............... ( new text begin legal new text end name new text begin of grantee new text end ) ............... ( new text begin residential or business new text end address)."

new text begin (b) The name provided under paragraph (a) must be the legal name of the grantee
and the address must be the residential or business address of the grantee.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section applies to a contract for deed or deed conveying
fee title to real estate acknowledged by any party on or after August 1, 2008.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 510.05, is amended to read:

510.05 LIMITATIONS.

The amount of the homestead exemption shall not be reduced by and shall not extend
to any mortgage lawfully obtained thereon, to any valid lien for taxes or assessments, to a
claim filed pursuant to section 246.53 or 256B.15, to any charge arising under the laws
relating to laborers or material suppliers' liens or to any charge obtained new text begin under section
481.13 new text end pursuant to a valid waiver of the homestead exemption.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 550.19, is amended to read:

550.19 SERVICE ON JUDGMENT DEBTOR.

new text begin If the sale is of personal property, at or before the time of posting notice of sale, the
officer shall serve a copy of the execution and inventory, and of the notice, upon the
judgment debtor, if the debtor is a resident of the county, in the manner required by law
for the service of a summons in a civil action. If the sale is of real property, new text end a judgment
creditor must, at least four weeks before the appointed time of sale, serve a copy of the
notice of sale in like manner as a summons in a civil action in the district court upon the
judgment debtor if the judgment debtor is a resident of the county and upon any person
in possession of the homestead other than the judgment debtor. In addition, the notice
of sale must also be served upon all persons who have recorded a request for notice in
accordance with section 580.032.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 550.22, is amended to read:

550.22 CERTIFICATE OF SALE OF REALTY.

When a sale of real property is made upon execution, or pursuant to a judgment or
order of a court, unless otherwise specified therein, the officer shall execute and deliver
to the purchaser a certificate containing:

(1) a description of the execution, judgment, or order;

(2) a description of the property;

(3) the date of the sale and the name of the purchaser;

(4) the price paid for each parcel separately;

(5) if subject to redemption, the time allowed by law therefor;

new text begin (6) the interest rate in effect on the date of the sheriff's sale; new text end and

deleted text begin (6) deleted text end new text begin (7) new text end the amount of the debtor's homestead exemption, if any, as determined under
section 550.175.

Such certificate shall be executed, acknowledged, and recorded in the manner
provided by law for a conveyance of real property, shall be prima facie evidence of the
facts stated, and, upon expiration of the time for redemption, shall operate as a conveyance
to the purchaser of all the right, title, and interest of the person whose property is sold in
and to the same, at the date of the lien upon which the same was sold. Any person desiring
to perpetuate evidence that any real property sold under this section was not homestead
real property may procure an affidavit by the person enforcing the judgment, or that
person's attorney, or someone having knowledge of the facts, setting forth that the real
property was not homestead real property. The affidavit shall be recorded by the county
recorder or registrar of titles, and the affidavit and certified copies of the affidavit shall
be prima facie evidence of the facts stated in the affidavit.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2008, and applies to
sheriff's sales conducted on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 550.24, is amended to read:

550.24 REDEMPTION OF REALTY.

(a) Upon the sale of real property, if the estate sold is less than a leasehold of two
years' unexpired term, the sale is absolute. In all other cases the property sold, or any
portion thereof which has been sold separately, is subject to redemption as provided
in this section.

(b) The judgment debtor, the debtor's heirs, successors, legal representatives, or
assigns may redeem within one year after the day of sale, or order confirming sale if the
property is a homestead, by paying, to the purchaser or the officer making the sale, the
amount for which the property was sold with interest new text begin at the rate stated in the certificate
of sale new text end , new text begin and if no rate is provided in the certificate of sale, the lesser of the judgment
rate in effect on the date of the sale or six percent per annum, new text end on the amount of the sale
in excess of the homestead exemption, deleted text begin at the judgment rate deleted text end and if the purchaser is a
creditor having a prior lien, the amount thereof, with interest, on the amount of the sale
in excess of the homestead exemption, at the judgment rate together with any costs as
provided in sections 582.03 and 582.031.

(c) If there is no redemption during the debtor's redemption period, creditors having
a lien, legal or equitable, on the property or some part thereof, subsequent to that on
which it was sold may redeem in the manner provided for redemption by creditors of the
mortgagor in section 580.24, in the order of their respective liens.

(d) If the property is abandoned during the judgment debtor's redemption period,
the person holding the sheriff's certificate may request that the court reduce the judgment
debtor's redemption period to five weeks using the procedures provided for a foreclosure
by action in section 582.032, subdivision 5.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2008, and applies to
redemptions made from sheriff's sales conducted on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 580.02, is amended to read:

580.02 REQUISITES FOR FORECLOSURE.

To entitle any party to make such foreclosure, it is requisite:

(1) that some default in a condition of such mortgage has occurred, by which the
power to sell has become operative;

(2) that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law to recover the debt then
remaining secured by such mortgage, or any part thereof, or, if the action or proceeding
has been instituted, that the same has been discontinued, or that an execution upon the
judgment rendered therein has been returned unsatisfied, in whole or in part;

(3) that the mortgage has been recorded and, if it has been assigned, that all
assignments thereof have been recorded; provided, that, if the mortgage is upon registered
land, it shall be sufficient if the mortgage and all assignments thereof have been duly
registered new text begin ; and
new text end

new text begin (4) before the notice of pendency as required under section 580.032 is recorded, the
party has complied with section 580.021 new text end .

Sec. 7.

new text begin [580.021] FORECLOSURE PREVENTION COUNSELING.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Applicability. new text end

new text begin This section applies to foreclosure of mortgages under
this chapter on property consisting of one to four family dwelling units, one of which
the owner occupies as the owner's principal place of residency on the date of service of
the notice of sale of the owner.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Requirement to provide notice of opportunity for counseling. new text end

new text begin When
the written notice required under section 47.20, subdivision 8, is provided and before the
notice of pendency under section 580.032, subdivision 3, is filed, a party foreclosing on a
mortgage must provide to the mortgagor information contained in a form prescribed in
section 580.022, subdivision 1, that:
new text end

new text begin (1) foreclosure prevention counseling services provided by an authorized foreclosure
prevention counseling agency are available; and
new text end

new text begin (2) notice that the party will transmit the homeowner's name, address, and telephone
number to an approved foreclosure prevention agency.
new text end

new text begin Nothing in this subdivision prohibits the notices required by this subdivision
from being provided concurrently with the written notice required under section 47.20,
subdivision 8.
new text end

new text begin For the purposes of this section, an "authorized foreclosure prevention counseling
agency" is a nonprofit agency approved by the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency or
the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide foreclosure
prevention counseling services.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Notification to authorized counseling agency. new text end

new text begin The party entitled to
foreclose shall, within one week of sending the notice prescribed in section 580.022,
provide to the appropriate authorized foreclosure prevention agency the mortgagor's
name, address, and most recent known telephone number.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Notice of provision of counseling; request for contact information. new text end

new text begin (a)
An authorized foreclosure prevention agency that contacts or is contacted by a mortgagor
or the mortgagor's authorized representative and agrees to provide foreclosure prevention
assistance services to the mortgagor or representative must provide the form prescribed in
section 580.022 to the mortgagee. The form serves as notice to the mortgagee that the
mortgagor is receiving foreclosure prevention counseling assistance.
new text end

new text begin (b) The mortgagee must return the form to the authorized foreclosure prevention
agency within 15 days of receipt of the form with the name and telephone number of the
mortgagee's agent. The agent must be a person authorized by the mortgagee to:
new text end

new text begin (1) discuss with the authorized foreclosure prevention agency or the mortgagor
the terms of the mortgage; and
new text end

new text begin (2) negotiate any resolution to the mortgagor's default.
new text end

new text begin (c) Nothing in this subdivision requires a mortgagee to reach a resolution relating to
the mortgagor's default.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2008, and applies to a
foreclosure in which the notice under section 47.20, subdivision 8, is sent on or after
that date.
new text end

Sec. 8.

new text begin [580.022] FORMS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Counseling form. new text end

new text begin The notice required under section 580.021,
subdivision 2, clause (2), must be printed on colored paper that is other than the color of
any other document provided with it and must appear substantially as follows:
new text end

new text begin "PREFORECLOSURE NOTICE
new text end

new text begin Foreclosure Prevention Counseling
new text end

new text begin Why You Are Getting This Notice
new text end

new text begin We do not want you to lose your home and your equity. Government-approved
nonprofit agencies are available to, if possible, help you prevent foreclosure.
new text end

new text begin We have given your contact information to an authorized foreclosure prevention
counseling agency to contact you to help you prevent foreclosure.
new text end

new text begin Who Are These Foreclosure Prevention Counseling Agencies
new text end

new text begin They are nonprofit agencies who are experts in housing and foreclosure prevention
counseling and assistance. They are experienced in dealing with lenders and homeowners
who are behind on mortgage payments and can help you understand your options and
work with you to address your delinquency. They are approved by either the Minnesota
Housing Finance Agency or the United States Department of Housing and Urban
Development. They are not connected with us in any way.
new text end

new text begin Which Agency Will Contact You
new text end

new text begin [insert name, address, and telephone number of agency]
new text end

new text begin You can also contact them directly."
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Notice of Counseling and Request for Contact Information form. new text end

new text begin The
notice required in section 580.021, subdivision 4, must be substantially in the following
form:
new text end

new text begin "PREFORECLOSURE NOTICE
new text end

new text begin NOTICE OF PROVISION OF FORECLOSURE PREVENTION COUNSELING
AND REQUEST FOR MORTGAGEE CONTACT INFORMATION
new text end

new text begin [Insert agency name] has been contacted by your customer regarding foreclosure
prevention counseling in response to the current foreclosure proceedings involving the
customer's real property. Please provide the following contact information pursuant to
Minnesota Statutes, section 580.021, subdivision 4, by completing and returning this form
via fax [insert fax number] or via e-mail at [insert e-mail address].
new text end

new text begin To be completed by Counseling Agency new text end

new text begin Consumer Name: _ new text end

new text begin CONSUMER CONTACT INFORMATION: new text end

new text begin Address: _ new text end

new text begin City, State, Zip Code: _ new text end

new text begin Daytime Phone: _ new text end

new text begin Nighttime Phone: _ new text end

new text begin PROPERTY AT RISK FOR FORECLOSURE (if differs from above): new text end

new text begin Address: _ new text end

new text begin City, State, Zip Code: _ new text end

new text begin COUNSELING AGENCY CONTACT: new text end

new text begin Name: _ new text end

new text begin Agency: _ new text end

new text begin Phone: _ new text end

new text begin Fax: _ new text end

new text begin E-mail: _ new text end

new text begin To be completed by Lender new text end

new text begin Contact Name: _ new text end

new text begin Address: _ new text end

new text begin City, State, Zip Code: _ new text end

new text begin Phone: _ new text end

new text begin Fax: _ new text end

new text begin E-mail: _ " new text end

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 580.03, is amended to read:

580.03 NOTICE OF SALE; SERVICE ON OCCUPANT.

Six weeks' published notice shall be given that such mortgage will be foreclosed by
sale of the mortgaged premises or some part thereof, and at least four weeks before the
appointed time of sale a copy of such notice shall be served in like manner as a summons
in a civil action in the district court upon the person in possession of the mortgaged
premises, if the same are actually occupied. If there be a building on such premises used
by a church or religious corporation, for its usual meetings, service upon any officer or
trustee of such corporation shall be a sufficient service upon it. The notice required by
deleted text begin section deleted text end new text begin sections new text end 580.041 new text begin and 580.042 new text end must be served simultaneously with the notice of
foreclosure required by this section.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2008, and applies to
notices of sale first published on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 580.041, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Content of notice.

The notice required by this section must appear
substantially as follows:

"Help For Homeowners in Foreclosure

deleted text begin Minnesota law requires that we send you this notice about the foreclosure process.
Please read it carefully.
deleted text end

new text begin The attorney preparing this foreclosure is: new text end _

new text begin (Attorney name, address, phone) new text end

new text begin It is being prepared for: new text end

_

new text begin (Lender name, loss mitigation phone number) new text end

new text begin AS OF [insert date], this lender says that you owe $[insert dollar amount] to bring
your mortgage up to date. You must pay this amount to keep your house from going
through a sheriff's sale. The sheriff's sale is scheduled for [insert date] at [insert
time] at [insert place].
new text end

Mortgage foreclosure is a complex process. deleted text begin Some deleted text end People may deleted text begin approach deleted text end new text begin contact new text end you
deleted text begin about "saving" deleted text end new text begin with advice and offers to help "save" new text end your home. deleted text begin You should be
careful about any such promises.
deleted text end

deleted text begin The state encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure
before entering into any agreements with anyone in connection with the foreclosure
of your home. There are government agencies and nonprofit organizations that you
may contact for helpful information about the foreclosure process. For the name and
telephone number of an organization near you please call the Minnesota Housing
Finance Agency (MHFA) at (insert telephone number). The state does not guarantee
the advice of these agencies.
deleted text end

deleted text begin Do not delay dealing with the foreclosure because your options may become more
limited as time passes."
deleted text end

new text begin Remember: It is important that you learn as much as you can about foreclosure and
your situation. Find out about all your options before you make any agreements with
anyone about the foreclosure of your home.
new text end

new text begin Getting Help
new text end

new text begin As soon as possible, you should contact your lender at the above number to talk
about things you might be able to do to prevent foreclosure. You should also
consider contacting the foreclosure prevention counselor in your area. A foreclosure
prevention counselor can answer your questions, offer free advice, and help you
create a plan which makes sense for your situation.
new text end

new text begin Contact the Minnesota Home Ownership Center at 651-659-9336 or 866-462-6466
or www.hocmn.org to get the phone number and location of the nearest counseling
organization. Call today. The longer you wait, the fewer options you may have for
a desirable result.
new text end

new text begin Information About the Foreclosure Process
new text end

new text begin You do not need to move at the time of the sheriff's sale. After the sheriff's sale you
have the right to "redeem." Redeem means that you pay off the entire loan amount
plus fees to keep your house. You can keep living in your home for a period of time.
This is called a "redemption period." The redemption period is [insert number of
months] months after the sheriff's sale. This redemption period is your chance to
try and sell your home or refinance it with a different loan. You can also pay the
redemption amount with any other funds you have available. At the end of the
redemption period you will have to leave your home. If you do not, the person or
company that bid on your home at the sheriff's sale has the right to file an eviction
against you in district court."
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2008, and applies to
notices of sale first published on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 11.

new text begin [580.042] FORECLOSURE ADVICE NOTICE TO TENANT.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Applicability. new text end

new text begin This section applies to foreclosure of mortgages
under this chapter.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Form of delivery of notice. new text end

new text begin The notice required by this section must be in
14-point boldface type and must be printed on colored paper that is other than the color of
the notice of foreclosure and of the notice to be given under section 580.041, subdivision
1b, and that does not obscure or overshadow the content of the notice. The title of the
notice must be in 20-point boldface type. The notice must be on its own page.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Content of notice. new text end

new text begin The notice required by this section must appear
substantially as follows.
new text end

new text begin " new text end new text begin Foreclosure: Advice to Tenants
new text end

new text begin You are renting in a property that is in foreclosure. Minnesota law requires that we
send you this notice about the foreclosure process. Please read it carefully.
new text end

new text begin The mortgage foreclosure does not change the terms of your lease. You and
your landlord must continue to follow the terms of your lease, including the rights
and responsibilities of you and your landlord. You must keep paying rent unless you
have a legal reason to withhold it. Your landlord must keep the property repaired.
Utilities must be paid under the terms of your lease or under state law.
new text end

new text begin Moving out of the property early might be a violation of your lease. The date
of the sheriff's foreclosure sale is in the attached foreclosure notice. In most cases you
do not need to move from the property before the sheriff's foreclosure sale. Read your
lease to see if it says anything about foreclosure and about the rights you may have if the
property is in foreclosure. If you have a month-to-month lease, the foreclosure notice does
not change the rules for ending your lease. You and your landlord must still give legal
notice to end your lease.
new text end

new text begin In most cases, your landlord has six months after the date of the sheriff's foreclosure
sale to pay off the mortgage. This is called the "redemption period." Read the attached
foreclosure notice to determine the length of the redemption period. You cannot be asked
to move during the redemption period except for lease violations or if your lease expires
during the redemption period. If your landlord stops the foreclosure, you may not have to
move from the property. If your landlord does not stop the foreclosure, there will be a new
owner of the property at the end of the redemption period.
new text end

new text begin The new owner may have the legal right to ask you to move even if your lease is
not over. But, the new owner must still give you a written notice stating that the new
owner wants you to move.
new text end

new text begin Do not wait to get information about foreclosure. Mortgage foreclosure is a
complicated process. It is important you learn about your rights as a renter when there
is a mortgage foreclosure. You may have fewer options if you wait too long. There
are government agencies and nonprofit organizations that you may contact for helpful
information about the foreclosure process. For the name and telephone number of an
organization near you, please call the legal aid office or bar association office in your
county. You also can find information on tenant rights at HOME Line at [phone]
and Law Help Minnesota at http://www.LawHelpMN.org. The state of Minnesota does
not guarantee the advice of these agencies and organizations."
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Affidavit. new text end

new text begin Any person may establish compliance with or inapplicability of
this section by recording, with the county recorder or registrar of titles, an affidavit by
a person having knowledge of the facts, stating that the notice required by this section
has been delivered in compliance with this section. The affidavit and a certified copy
of a recorded affidavit is prima facie evidence of the facts stated in the affidavit. The
affidavit may be recorded regarding any foreclosure sale, including foreclosure sales
that occurred prior to August 1, 2008, and may be recorded separately or as part of the
record of a foreclosure.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Validation of foreclosure sales; remedy for violation. new text end

new text begin (a) No mortgage
foreclosure sale under this chapter is invalid because of failure to comply with this section.
new text end

new text begin (b) A person who violates this section is liable for $500 to the lessee of the mortgagor
at the time the notice should have been served. A person is not liable in an action for a
violation of this section if the person shows by a preponderance of the evidence that the
violation was not intentional and resulted from a bona fide error and the person adopted
and maintained reasonable procedures to avoid the error. A plaintiff does not have cause
of action if the defendant has complied with section 580.03.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2008, and applies to
notices of sale first published on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 580.06, is amended to read:

580.06 SALE, HOW AND BY WHOM MADE.

The sale shall be made by the sheriff or the sheriff's deputy at public vendue to the
highest bidder, in the county in which the premises to be sold, or some part thereof, are
situated, between 9:00 a.m. and deleted text begin the setting of the sun deleted text end new text begin 4:00 p.m new text end .

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 580.07, is amended to read:

580.07 POSTPONEMENT.

The sale may be postponed, from time to time, by the party conducting the
foreclosure, by inserting a notice of the postponement, as soon as practicable, in the
newspaper in which the original advertisement was published, deleted text begin and continuing the
publication until the time to which the sale is postponed, deleted text end at the expense of the party
requesting the postponement. new text begin The notice shall be published only once.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2008, and applies to
sheriff's sales scheduled to occur on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 580.12, is amended to read:

580.12 CERTIFICATE OF SALE; RECORD; EFFECT.

When any sale of real property is made under a power of sale contained in any
mortgage, the officer shall make and deliver to the purchaser a certificate, executed in the
same manner as a conveyance, containing:

(1) a description of the mortgage;

(2) a description of the property sold;

(3) the price paid for each parcel sold;

(4) the time and place of the sale, and the name of the purchaser;

new text begin (5) the interest rate in effect on the date of the sheriff's sale; new text end and

deleted text begin (5) deleted text end new text begin (6) new text end the time allowed by law for redemption, provided that if the redemption
period stated in the certificate is five weeks and a longer redemption period was stated in
the published notice of foreclosure sale, a certified copy of the court order entered under
section 582.032, authorizing reduction of the redemption period to five weeks, must be
attached to the certificate.

A certificate which states a five-week redemption period must be recorded within
ten days after the sale; any other certificate must be recorded within 20 days after the
sale. When so recorded, upon expiration of the time for redemption, the certificate shall
operate as a conveyance to the purchaser or the purchaser's assignee of all the right, title,
and interest of the mortgagor in and to the premises named therein at the date of such
mortgage, without any other conveyance. A certificate must not contain a time allowed
for redemption that is less than the time specified by section 580.23, 582.032, or 582.32,
whichever applies.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2008, and applies to
sheriff's sales conducted on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 580.23, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Six-month redemption period.

new text begin (a) new text end When lands have been sold in
conformity with the preceding sections of this chapter, the mortgagor, the mortgagor's
personal representatives or assigns, within six months after such sale, except as otherwise
provided in subdivision 2 or section 582.032 or 582.32, may redeem such lands, as
hereinafter provided, by paying the sum of money for which the same were sold, with
interest from the time of sale at the rate provided to be paid on the mortgage debt new text begin as stated
in the certificate of sale new text end and, if no rate be provided in the deleted text begin mortgage note deleted text end new text begin certificate of sale new text end ,
at the rate of six percent per annum, together with any further sums which may be payable
as provided in sections 582.03 and 582.031.

new text begin (b) Delivery of funds and documents for redemption must be made at the normal
place of business of the recipient, on days other than Sunday, Saturday, and legal holidays,
between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
new text end

new text begin (c) Regardless of the length of the redemption period, the sheriff may accept a
specific sum less than the full amount due for redemption by the mortgagor upon receipt
by the sheriff, prior to expiration of the redemption period, of written confirmation from
the holder of the sheriff's certificate or the attorney for the holder of the sheriff's certificate
that the holder of the sheriff's certificate has agreed to accept a specific sum less than the
full amount due for redemption.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin Paragraph (a) of this section is effective August 1, 2008, and
applies to sheriff's sales conducted on or after that date. Paragraph (b) of this section is
effective August 1, 2008, and applies to redemptions made on or after that date. Paragraph
(c) of this section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 580.24, is amended to read:

580.24 REDEMPTION BY CREDITOR.

(a) If no redemption is made by the mortgagor, the mortgagor's personal
representatives or assigns, the most senior creditor having a legal or equitable lien upon
the mortgaged premises, or some part of it, subsequent to the foreclosed mortgage, may
redeem within seven days after the expiration of the redemption period determined under
section 580.23 or 582.032, whichever is applicable; and each subsequent creditor having a
lien may redeem, in the order of priority of their respective liens, within seven days after
the time allowed the prior lienholder by paying the amount required under this section.
However, no creditor is entitled to redeem unless, deleted text begin within deleted text end new text begin one week or more prior to the
expiration of new text end the period allowed for redemption by the mortgagor, the creditor:

(1) records with each county recorder and registrar of titles where the foreclosed
mortgage is recorded a notice of the creditor's intention to redeem;

(2) records deleted text begin in each office deleted text end new text begin with each county recorder and registrar of titles new text end where the
notice new text begin of the creditor's intention to redeem new text end is recorded all documents necessary to create
the lien on the mortgaged premises and to evidence the creditor's ownership of the lien new text begin ,
including a copy of any money judgment necessary to create the lien new text end ; and

(3) after complying with clauses (1) and (2), delivers to the sheriff who conducted
the foreclosure sale or the sheriff's successor in office a copy of each of the documents
required to be recorded under clauses (1) and (2), with the office, date and time of filing
for record stated on the first page of each document.

The sheriff shall maintain for public inspection all documents delivered to the sheriff
and shall note the date of delivery on each document. The sheriff may charge a fee of
$100 for the documents delivered to the sheriff relating to each lien. The sheriff shall
maintain copies of documents delivered to the sheriff for a period of six months after the
end of the mortgagor's redemption period.

(b) Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and the first day following the expiration
of the prior redemption period must be included in computing the seven-day redemption
period. When the last day of the period falls on Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday,
that day must be omitted from the computation. The order of redemption by judgment
creditors subsequent to the foreclosed mortgage shall be determined by the order in which
their judgments were entered as memorials on the certificate of title for the foreclosed
premises or docketed in the office of the district court administrator if the property is not
registered under chapter 508 or 508A, regardless of the homestead status of the property.
All mechanic's lienholders who have coordinate liens shall have one combined seven-day
period to redeem.

(c) The amount required to redeem from the holder of the sheriff's certificate of sale
is the amount required under section 580.23. The amount required to redeem from a
person holding a certificate of redemption is:

(1) the amount paid to redeem as shown on the certificate of redemption; plus

(2) interest on that amount to the date of redemption; plus

(3) the amount claimed due on the person's lien, as shown on the affidavit under
section 580.25, clause (3).

The amount required to redeem may be paid to the holder of the sheriff's certificate
of sale or the certificate of redemption, as the case may be, or to the sheriff for the holder.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2008, and applies to
redemptions by creditors in which the mortgagor's redemption period expires on or after
August 8, 2008.
new text end

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 580.25, is amended to read:

580.25 REDEMPTION, HOW MADE.

Redemption shall be made as provided in this section.

The person desiring to redeem shall pay the amount required by law for the
redemption, and shall produce to the person or officer receiving the redemption payment:

(1) a copy of the docket of the judgment, or of the new text begin recorded new text end deed or mortgage, or
of the record or files evidencing any other lien under which the person claims a right to
redeem deleted text begin , certified by the officer with custody of the docket, record, or files, or the original
deed or mortgage with the certificate of record endorsed on it deleted text end ;

(2) a copy of any new text begin recorded new text end assignment necessary to evidence the person's ownership
of the lien deleted text begin , certified by the officer with custody of the assignment, or the original of each
instrument of assignment with the certificate of record endorsed on it deleted text end . If the redemption is
under an assignment of a judgment, the assignment shall be filed in the court entering the
judgment, as provided by law, and the person so redeeming shall produce a deleted text begin certified deleted text end copy
of it and of the record of its filing, and the copy of the docket shall show that the proper
entry was made upon the docket. No further evidence of the assignment of the judgment is
required unless the mortgaged premises or part of it is registered property, in which case
the judgment and all assignments of the judgment must be entered as a memorial upon the
certificate of title to the mortgaged premises and deleted text begin the original deleted text end new text begin a copy of the new text end judgment and
each assignment with the certificate of record endorsed on it deleted text begin , or a copy certified by the
registrar of titles, deleted text end must be produced; and

(3) an affidavit of the person or the person's agent, showing the amount then actually
claimed due on the person's lien and required to be paid on the lien in order to redeem
from the person. new text begin Additional fees and charges may be claimed due only as provided in
section 582.03.
new text end

If redemption is made to the sheriff, the sheriff may charge a fee of $250 for issuing
the certificate of redemption and any related service. No other fee may be charged by the
sheriff for a redemption.

Within 24 hours after a redemption is made, the person redeeming shall cause the
documents so required to be produced to be deleted text begin filed deleted text end new text begin recorded new text end with the county recorder, or
registrar of titles, who may receive fees as prescribed in section 357.18 or 508.82. If the
redemption is made at any place other than the county seat, it is sufficient forthwith to
deposit the documents in the nearest post office, addressed to the recorder or registrar of
titles, with the postage prepaid. A person recording documents produced for redemption
shall, on the same day, deliver copies of the documents to the sheriff for public inspection.
The sheriff may receive a fee of $20 for the documents delivered following a redemption.
The sheriff shall note the date of delivery on the documents and shall maintain for public
inspection all documents delivered to the sheriff for a period of six months after the end of
the mortgagor's redemption period.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2008, and applies to
redemptions made on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 580.28, is amended to read:

580.28 ACTION TO SET ASIDE MORTGAGE; FORECLOSURE;
REDEMPTION.

When an action is brought wherein it is claimed that any mortgage as to the plaintiff
or person for whose benefit the action is brought is fraudulent or void, or has been paid or
discharged, in whole or in part new text begin , or the relative priority or the validity of liens is disputed new text end ,
if such mortgage has been foreclosed by advertisement, and the time for redemption
from the foreclosure sale will expire before final judgment in such action, the plaintiff or
beneficiary having the right to redeem, for the purpose of saving such right in case the
action fails, may deposit with the sheriff before the time of redemption expires the amount
for which the mortgaged premises were sold, with interest thereon to the time of deposit,
together with a bond to the holder of the sheriff's certificate of sale, in an amount and with
sureties to be approved by the sheriff, conditioned to pay all interest that may accrue or be
allowed on such deposit if the action fail. The person shall, in writing, notify such sheriff
that the person claims the mortgage to be fraudulent or void, or to have been paid or
discharged, in whole or in part, as the case may be, and that such action is pending, and
direct the sheriff to retain such money and bond until final judgment. In case such action
fails, such deposit shall operate as a redemption of the premises from such foreclosure
sale, and entitle the plaintiff to a certificate thereof. Such foreclosure, deposit, bond, and
notice shall be brought to the attention of the court by supplemental complaint in the
action, and the judgment shall determine the validity of the foreclosure sale, and the rights
of the parties to the moneys and bond so deposited, which shall be paid and delivered by
the sheriff as directed by such judgment upon delivery to the sheriff of a certified copy
thereof. The remedy herein provided shall be in addition to other remedies now existing.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 580.30, is amended to read:

580.30 MORTGAGES, WHEN REINSTATED.

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Reinstatement. new text end

In any proceedings for the foreclosure of a real estate
mortgage, whether by action or by advertisement, if at any time before the sale of the
premises under such foreclosure the mortgagor, the owner, or any holder of any subsequent
encumbrance or lien, or any one for them, shall pay or cause to be paid to the holder of the
mortgage so being foreclosed, or to the attorney foreclosing the same, or to the sheriff of
the county, the amount actually due thereon and constituting the default actually existing
in the conditions of the mortgage at the time of the commencement of the foreclosure
proceedings, including insurance, delinquent taxes, if any, upon the premises, interest to
date of payment, cost of publication and services of process or notices, attorney's fees not
exceeding $150 or one-half of the attorney's fees authorized by section 582.01, whichever
is greater, together with other lawful disbursements necessarily incurred in connection
with the proceedings by the party foreclosing, then, and in that event, the mortgage shall be
fully reinstated and further proceedings in such foreclosure shall be thereupon abandoned.

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Request by sheriff. new text end

new text begin Upon written request by the sheriff, the holder of the
mortgage or the holder's legal representative shall provide to the sheriff within seven days
of the date of the request by the sheriff to the foreclosing attorney: (1) the current payoff
amount, showing outstanding principal, interest, and a daily interest accrual amount, (2)
an itemized schedule of the current amounts necessary to reinstate the mortgage, and (3)
the identity of the person or entity with authority to act on behalf of the holder of the
mortgage or the holder's legal representative. If the holder of the mortgage or the holder's
legal representative fails to respond to the sheriff's request within seven days of the date
of the request, the sheriff shall postpone the sheriff's sale and the sheriff shall announce
at the sheriff's sale the postponement of the sale. The postponement does not need to be
published. If the request by the sheriff is made seven days or less before the sheriff's sale,
the holder of the mortgage or the holder's representative shall make a good faith effort to
respond to the sheriff before the sheriff's sale, but the sheriff may conduct the sheriff's sale
without a response from the holder of the mortgage or the holder's legal representative.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2008, and applies to
sheriff's sales scheduled to occur on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 581.10, is amended to read:

581.10 REDEMPTION BY MORTGAGOR, CREDITOR.

The mortgagor, or those claiming under the mortgagor, within the time specified in
section 580.23 or 582.032, whichever applies, after the date of the order of confirmation,
may redeem the premises sold, or any separate portion thereof, by paying the amount bid
therefor, with interest thereon from the time of sale deleted text begin at the rate provided to be paid on the
mortgage debt, not to exceed eight percent per annum, and, if no rate to be provided in the
mortgage, deleted text end at the rate deleted text begin of six percent deleted text end new text begin stated in the certificate of sale or, if no rate is provided
in the certificate of sale, at the rate of six percent per annum new text end , together with any further sum
which may be payable pursuant to section 582.03 and 582.031. Creditors having a lien
may redeem in the order and manner specified in section 580.24.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2008, and applies to
redemptions from sheriff's sales conducted on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 582.03, is amended to read:

582.03 PURCHASER MAY PAY TAXES AND OTHER EXPENSES DUE.

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Allowable costs collectable upon redemption. new text end

The deleted text begin purchaser at
any deleted text end new text begin holder of any sheriff's certificate of new text end sale, deleted text begin upon deleted text end new text begin from a new text end foreclosure new text begin by advertisement
or action new text end of new text begin a new text end mortgage new text begin or lien new text end or execution deleted text begin or at any judicial sale deleted text end new text begin , or the holder of
any certificate of redemption as a junior creditor new text end during the period of redemption, may
pay new text begin and claim the following on redemption: new text end any taxes or assessments on which any
penalty would otherwise accrue, and deleted text begin may pay the premium upon any policy of insurance
procured in renewal of any expiring policy upon deleted text end new text begin any costs of a hazard insurance policy
for the holder's interest in the new text end mortgaged premises new text begin incurred for the period of holding the
sheriff's certificate new text end , new text begin any costs incurred when an order to reduce a mortgagor's redemption
period under section 582.032 is entered, any fees paid to the county recorder, registrar
of titles, or sheriff to obtain or record the certificates of sale or redemption or notices of
intention to redeem, any reasonable fees paid to licensed real estate brokers for broker
price opinions or to licensed appraisers for appraisals, any deed tax paid to file a certificate
of redemption, reasonable attorney fees incurred after the foreclosure sale not to exceed
one-half of the amount authorized by section 582.01, new text end deleted text begin may pay deleted text end any costs incurred under
section 582.031, and deleted text begin may, in case deleted text end any interest or installment of principal upon any prior or
superior mortgage, lien, or contract for deed deleted text begin is deleted text end in default or deleted text begin shall become deleted text end new text begin that becomes new text end
due during the period of redemption deleted text begin , pay the same, and, deleted text end new text begin . new text end In all such cases, the deleted text begin sum deleted text end new text begin costs new text end
so paid new text begin and claimed due new text end , with interest, shall be a part of the sum required to be paid to
redeem from such sale. new text begin No other costs, fees, interest, or other amount may be added to
the amount necessary to redeem.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Affidavit of allowable costs. new text end

deleted text begin Such deleted text end new text begin Any new text end payments new text begin made and claimed due
under subdivision 1 new text end shall be proved by the affidavit of the deleted text begin purchaser or the purchaser's deleted text end new text begin
holder of the sheriff's certificate or its new text end agent or attorney, deleted text begin stating the items deleted text end new text begin itemizing each
of the allowable costs new text end and describing the premises deleted text begin , which must be filed for record with
the county recorder or registrar of titles, and a copy thereof shall be furnished to the
sheriff at least ten days before the expiration of the period of redemption deleted text end . new text begin The affidavit
must be filed with the sheriff of the county in which the sale was held at any time prior to
expiration of the mortgagor's redemption period. Upon written request by the sheriff, the
holder of the sheriff's certificate or certificate of redemption shall provide an affidavit of
allowable costs to the sheriff within seven days of the date of the request by the sheriff. If
the mortgagor does not redeem within seven days after the affidavit is filed, the holder of
the sheriff's certificate may file a supplemental affidavit if additional allowable costs are
incurred during the redemption period. If the holder of the sheriff's certificate or certificate
of redemption fails to respond to the sheriff's request within seven days, the sheriff may
calculate a redemption amount pursuant to section 580.23, subdivision 1, and issue a
certificate of redemption for that amount. If the time allowed to redeem is less than seven
days from the expiration of the redemption period, the sheriff shall make a reasonable
effort to request the affidavit of allowable costs in writing from the holder of the sheriff's
certificate, its agent, or attorney before issuing a certificate of redemption. If the affidavit
of allowable costs is not provided more than one business day before the expiration of
the redemption period, at any time one business day or less before the expiration of the
redemption period, the sheriff may calculate a redemption amount pursuant to section
580.23, subdivision 1, and issue a certificate of redemption for that amount. The amount
calculated by the sheriff, absent malfeasance by the sheriff, binds the holder of the sheriff's
certificate even if the amount calculated by the sheriff is less than the actual amount due.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Penalty for excessive costs. new text end

new text begin At any time within one year after the
expiration of the mortgagor's redemption period, the redeeming party, heirs, or assigns
may recover from the holder of the sheriff's certificate three times the amount of any sums
declared as costs or disbursements on the affidavit of allowable costs but not actually paid
by the holder, or three times the amount of any sums determined to exceed a reasonable
cost for the declared item where the excess has been retained by the lender, unless the
disputed amounts are paid to the redeeming party, heirs, or assigns prior to entry of
judgment.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2008, and applies to
redemptions made on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 22.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 582.031, is amended to read:

582.031 LIMITED RIGHT OF ENTRY.

Subdivision 1.

Right of entry.

If premises described in a mortgage or sheriff's
certificate are vacant or unoccupied, the holder of the mortgage or sheriff's certificate or the
holder's agents and contractors may, but is under no obligation to, enter upon the premises
to protect the premises from waste, until the holder of the mortgage or sheriff's certificate
receives notice that the premises are occupied. The holder of the mortgage or sheriff's
certificate does not become a mortgagee in possession by taking actions authorized under
this section. An affidavit of the sheriff, the holder of the mortgage or sheriff's certificate, or
a person acting on behalf of the holder, describing the premises and stating that the same
are vacant or unoccupied, is prima facie evidence of the facts stated in the affidavit and is
entitled to be recorded in the office of the county recorder or the registrar of titles in the
county where the premises are located, if it contains a legal description of the premises.

Subd. 2.

Authorized actions.

The holder of the mortgage or sheriff's certificate
may take the following actions to protect the premises from waste deleted text begin : deleted text end new text begin or from falling below
minimum community standards for public safety and sanitation: make reasonable periodic
inspections, new text end install or change locks on doors and windows, board windows, install an
alarm system, deleted text begin provide a resident caretaker, deleted text end and otherwise prevent or minimize damage
to the premises from the elements, vandalism, trespass, or other illegal activities. If the
holder of the mortgage or sheriff's certificate installs or changes locks under this section, a
key to the premises must be promptly delivered to the mortgagor or any person lawfully
claiming through the mortgagor, upon request.

Subd. 3.

Costs.

All costs incurred by the holder of the mortgage to protect the
premises from waste new text begin or from falling below minimum community standards for public
safety and sanitation new text end may be added to the principal balance of the mortgage. The costs
may bear interest to the extent provided in the mortgage and may be added to the
redemption price if the costs are incurred after a foreclosure sale. If the costs are incurred
after a foreclosure sale, the deleted text begin purchaser at the foreclosure sale deleted text end new text begin holder of any sheriff's
certificate of sale or certificate of redemption new text end must comply with the provisions of section
582.03. The provisions of this section are in addition to, and do not limit or replace, any
other rights or remedies available to holders of mortgages and sheriff's certificates, at law
or under the applicable mortgage agreements.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 23.

Laws 2004, chapter 263, section 26, is amended to read:

Sec. 26. EFFECTIVE DATE; EXPIRATION.

Sections 1 to 18, 22, 23, and 25 are effective August 1, 2004 deleted text begin , and expire December
31, 2009 deleted text end . Sections 19, 20, 21, and 24 are effective July 1, 2004.