<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>governing the reduced redemption period for abandoned property; providing <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>for postponement of sale; establishing a duty to protect vacant foreclosed <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>property under certain circumstances; providing for the imposition of fines for <br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>failure to maintain property; altering the posting requirement for trespassing on <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>construction sites; modifying provisions governing public nuisances; imposing <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>civil and criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>463.251, subdivisions 2, 3; 504B.151, subdivision 1; 504B.178, subdivision 8; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>580.021, subdivision 1; 580.04; 580.041, subdivision 1a; 580.042, subdivision 1; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>580.07; 582.031; 582.032, subdivisions 2, 4, 5; 609.605, subdivision 1; 617.80, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>subdivision 7, by adding a subdivision; 617.81, subdivisions 2, 4.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 463.251, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Order; notice.</b> (a) If in any city a building becomes vacant or unoccupied <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>and is deemed hazardous due to the fact that the building is open to trespass and has not <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>been secured and the building could be made safe by securing the building, the governing <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>body may order the building secured and shall cause notice of the order to be served upon <br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>the owner of record of the premises or the owner's agent, the taxpayer identified in the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>property tax records for that parcel, the holder of the mortgage or sheriff's certificate, and <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>any neighborhood association for the neighborhood in which the building is located that <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>has requested notice, by delivering or mailing a copy to the owner or agent, the identified <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>taxpayer, the holder of the mortgage or sheriff's certificate, and the neighborhood <br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>association, at the last known address. Service by mail is complete upon mailing.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>    (b) The notice under this subdivision must include a statement that:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>    (1) informs the owner and the holder of any mortgage or sheriff's certificate of <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>the requirements of subdivision 3 and that costs may be assessed against the property if <br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>the person does not secure the building;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>    (2) informs the owner and the holder of any mortgage or sheriff's certificate that the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>person may request a hearing before the governing body challenging the governing body's <br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>determination that the property is vacant or unoccupied and hazardous; and<br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>    (3) notifies the holder of any sheriff's certificate of the holder's duty under section <br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>582.031, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), to enter the premises to protect the premises from <br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>waste and trespass if the order is not challenged or set aside and there is prima facie <br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>evidence of abandonment of the property as described in section 582.032, subdivision 7.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 463.251, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Securing building by city; lien.</b> If the owner of the building or a holder of <br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>the sheriff's certificate of sale fails to either comply or provide to the governing body a <br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>reasonable plan and schedule to comply with an order issued under subdivision 2 or to <br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>request a hearing on the order within six 14 days after the order is served, the governing <br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>body shall cause the building to be properly secured and the cost of securing the building <br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>may be charged against the real estate as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>463.21</statute_ref>. In the metropolitan <br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>area, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>473.121, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, the governing body may work with <br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>neighborhood associations to develop and implement plans to secure vacant buildings in <br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>a timely and cost-effective fashion. The city may use rehabilitation and revitalization <br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>funds in implementing this section.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 504B.151, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Limitation on lease and notice to tenant.</b> (a) Once a landlord has <br/>
<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>received notice of a contract for deed cancellation under section 
         <statute_ref>559.21</statute_ref> or notice of a <br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>mortgage foreclosure sale under chapter 580 or 582, or summons and complaint under <br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>chapter 581, the landlord may only enter into (i) a periodic residential lease agreement <br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>with a term of not more than two months or the time remaining in the contract cancellation <br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>period or the mortgagor's redemption period, whichever is less or (ii) a fixed term <br/>
<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>residential tenancy not extending beyond the cancellation period or the landlord's period <br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>of redemption until:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>    (1) the contract for deed has been reinstated or paid in full;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>    (2) the mortgage default has been cured and the mortgage reinstated;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>    (3) the mortgage has been satisfied;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>    (4) the property has been redeemed from a foreclosure sale; or<br/>
<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>    (5) a receiver has been appointed.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>    (b) Before entering into a lease under this section and accepting any rent or security <br/>
<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>deposit from a tenant, the landlord must notify the prospective tenant in writing that the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>landlord has received notice of a contract for deed cancellation or notice of a mortgage <br/>
<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>foreclosure sale as appropriate, and the date on which the contract cancellation period or <br/>
<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>the mortgagor's redemption period ends.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>    (c) This section does not apply to a manufactured home park as defined in section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>327C.01, subdivision 5
         </statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2009, and applies to leases <br/>
<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>entered into on or after that date.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.4.0"></a><a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 504B.178, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Withholding rent.</b> No tenant may withhold payment of all or any portion <br/>
<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>of rent for the last payment period of a residential rental agreement, except an oral or <br/>
<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>written month to month residential rental agreement concerning which neither the tenant <br/>
<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>nor landlord has served a notice to quit, or for the last month of a contract for deed <br/>
<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>cancellation period under section 
         <statute_ref>559.21</statute_ref> or a mortgage foreclosure redemption period <br/>
<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>under chapter 580, 581, or 582, on the grounds that the deposit should serve as payment <br/>
<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>for the rent. Withholding all or any portion of rent for the last payment period of the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>residential rental agreement creates a rebuttable presumption that the tenant withheld the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>last payment on the grounds that the deposit should serve as payment for the rent. Any <br/>
<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>tenant who remains in violation of this subdivision after written demand and notice of this <br/>
<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>subdivision shall be liable to the landlord for the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>    (1) a penalty in an amount equal to the portion of the deposit which the landlord <br/>
<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>is entitled to withhold under subdivision 3 other than to remedy the tenant's default in <br/>
<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>the payment of rent; and<br/>
<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>    (2) interest on the whole deposit as provided in subdivision 2, in addition to the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>amount of rent withheld by the tenant in violation of this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2009, and applies to <br/>
<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>cancellations of contracts for deed in which the notice of cancellation is first served <br/>
<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>or published on or after August 1, 2009, and mortgage foreclosures under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>Statutes, chapter 581, in which the lis pendens is recorded on or after August 1, 2009.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.5.0"></a><a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 580.021, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>    Subdivision 1.  <b>Applicability.</b> This section applies to foreclosure of mortgages under <br/>
<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>this chapter and chapter 581 on property consisting of one to four family dwelling units, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>one of which the owner occupies as the owner's principal place of residency on the date of <br/>
<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>service of the notice of sale of the owner.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2009, and applies to <br/>
<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>foreclosures under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 581, in which the lis pendens is recorded <br/>
<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>on or after August 1, 2009. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.6.0"></a><a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 580.04, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var><b>580.04 REQUISITES OF NOTICE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>Each notice shall specify or contain:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>(1) the name of the mortgagor, the mortgagee, each assignee of the mortgage, if any, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>and the original or maximum principal amount secured by the mortgage;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>(2) the date of the mortgage, and when and where recorded, except where the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>mortgage is upon registered land, in which case the notice shall state that fact, and when <br/>
<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>and where registered;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>(3) the amount claimed to be due on the mortgage on the date of the notice;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>(4) a description of the mortgaged premises, conforming substantially to that <br/>
<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>contained in the mortgage, and the commonly used street address of the mortgaged <br/>
<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>premises;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>(5) the time and place of sale;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>(6) the time allowed by law for redemption by the mortgagor, the mortgagor's <br/>
<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>personal representatives or assigns; and<br/>
<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>(7) if the party foreclosing the mortgage desires to preserve the right to reduce the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>redemption period under section 
<statute_ref>582.032</statute_ref> after the first publication of the notice, the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>notice must also state for mortgaged premises described in section 582.032, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>1, the following statement in capital letters: "THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW <br/>
<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR'S PERSONAL <br/>
<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A <br/>
<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>582.032
         </statute_ref>, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED <br/>
<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN <br/>
<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>AND ARE ABANDONED."  <br/>
<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2009, and applies to <br/>
<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>notices of sale first published on or after that date.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.7.0"></a><a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 580.041, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>    Subd. 1a. <b>Applicability.</b> This section applies to foreclosure of mortgages under this <br/>
<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>chapter and chapter 581 on property consisting of one to four family dwelling units, one <br/>
<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>of which the owner occupies as the owner's principal place of residency on the date of <br/>
<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>service of the notice of sale on the owner.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2009, and applies to <br/>
<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>foreclosures under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 581, in which the lis pendens is recorded <br/>
<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>on or after August 1, 2009.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.8.0"></a><a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 580.042, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>    Subdivision 1.  <b>Applicability.</b> This section applies to foreclosure of mortgages <br/>
<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>under this chapter and chapter 581.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2009, and applies to <br/>
<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>foreclosures under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 581, in which the lis pendens is recorded <br/>
<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>on or after August 1, 2009.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.9.0"></a><a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 580.07, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var><b>580.07 POSTPONEMENT. </b><br/>
<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Postponement by mortgagee.</b> The sale may be postponed, from <br/>
<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>time to time, by the party conducting the foreclosure, by inserting a notice of the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>postponement, as soon as practicable, in the newspaper in which the original advertisement <br/>
<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>was published, at the expense of the party requesting the postponement. The notice shall <br/>
<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>be published only once. <br/>
<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Postponement by mortgagor or owner.</b> (a) If all or a part of the property <br/>
<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>to be sold is classified as homestead under section 273.124 and contains one to four <br/>
<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>dwelling units, the mortgagor or owner may postpone the sale to the first date that is not <br/>
<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday and is five months after the originally scheduled <br/>
<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>date of sale in the manner provided in this subdivision. To postpone a foreclosure sale <br/>
<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>pursuant to this subdivision, at any time after the first publication of the notice of mortgage <br/>
<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>foreclosure sale under section 580.03 but at least 15 days prior to the scheduled sale date <br/>
<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>specified in that notice, the mortgagor shall: (1) execute a sworn affidavit in the form set <br/>
<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>forth in subdivision 3, (2) record the affidavit in the office of each county recorder and <br/>
<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>registrar of titles where the mortgage was recorded, and (3) file with the sheriff conducting <br/>
<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>the sale and deliver to the attorney foreclosing the mortgage, a copy of the recorded <br/>
<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>affidavit, showing the date and office in which the affidavit was recorded. Recording of <br/>
<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>the affidavit and postponement of the foreclosure sale pursuant to this subdivision shall <br/>
<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>automatically reduce the mortgagor's redemption period under section 580.23 to five <br/>
<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>weeks. The postponement of a foreclosure sale pursuant to this subdivision does not <br/>
<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>require any change in the contents of the notice of sale, service of the notice of sale if the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>occupant was served with the notice of sale prior to postponement under this subdivision, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>or publication of the notice of sale if publication was commenced prior to postponement <br/>
<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>under this subdivision, notwithstanding the service and publication time periods specified <br/>
<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>in section 580.03, but the sheriff's certificate of sale shall indicate the actual date of the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>foreclosure sale and the actual length of the mortgagor's redemption period. No notice <br/>
<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>of postponement need be published. An affidavit complying with subdivision 3 shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein, and shall be entitled to be recorded. The <br/>
<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>right to postpone a foreclosure sale pursuant to this subdivision may be exercised only <br/>
<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>once, regardless whether the mortgagor reinstates the mortgage prior to the postponed <br/>
<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>mortgage foreclosure sale.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>(b) If the automatic stay under United States Code, title 11, section 362, applies <br/>
<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>to the mortgage foreclosure after a mortgagor or owner requests postponement of the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>sheriff's sale under this section, then when the automatic stay is no longer applicable, the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>mortgagor's or owner's election to shorten the redemption period to five weeks under this <br/>
<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>section remains applicable to the mortgage foreclosure.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Affidavit form.</b> The affidavit referred to in subdivision 2 shall be in <br/>
<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>substantially the following form and shall contain all of the following information.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>STATE OF ______________<br/>
<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>COUNTY OF ______________<br/>
<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>    ________________________________________ (whether one or more, "Owner"), <br/>
<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>being first duly sworn on oath, states as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>    1. (He is) (She is) (They are) the owner(s) or mortgagor(s) of the real property (the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>"Property") situated in __________ (Name of) County, Minnesota, legally described in the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>attached published Notice of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale (the "Notice"), and make this <br/>
<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>affidavit for the purpose of postponing the foreclosure sale of the Property pursuant to <br/>
<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 580.07, subdivision 2, for five months from the date scheduled <br/>
<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>in the attached Notice.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>    2. The Property is classified as homestead under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>273.124, is occupied by Owner as a homestead, and is improved with not more than <br/>
<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>four dwelling units.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>    3. Owner has elected to shorten Owner's redemption period from any foreclosure <br/>
<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>sale of the Property to five weeks in exchange for the postponement of the foreclosure <br/>
<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>sale for five months.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>___________________________________________ (signature(s) of owner)<br/>
<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>Signed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me on .......... (date) by ................ (name(s) <br/>
<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>of person(s) making statement).<br/>
<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>___________________________________________ (signature of notary public)<br/>
<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>Notary Public<br/>
<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective one month after the date of final <br/>
<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>enactment, and applies to foreclosure sales scheduled to occur on or after said effective <br/>
<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>date.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.10.0"></a><a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 582.031, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var><b>582.031 LIMITED RIGHT OF ENTRY</b><b>; DUTY TO ENTER AND PROTECT </b><br/>
<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var><b>PREMISES</b><b>. </b><br/>
<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>    Subdivision 1.  <b>Right of entry.</b>  (a) If premises described in a mortgage or sheriff's <br/>
<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>certificate are vacant or unoccupied, the holder of the mortgage or sheriff's certificate or <br/>
<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>the holder's agents and contractors may, but is under no obligation to, enter upon the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>premises to protect the premises from waste and trespass, until the holder of the mortgage <br/>
<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>or sheriff's certificate receives notice that the premises are occupied. The holder of the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>mortgage or sheriff's certificate does not become a mortgagee in possession by taking <br/>
<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>actions authorized or required under this section. An affidavit of the sheriff, the licensing, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>regulatory, or inspection authority of a municipality in which the property is located, the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>holder of the mortgage or sheriff's certificate, or a person acting on behalf of the holder, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>describing the premises and stating that the same are vacant or unoccupied, is prima facie <br/>
<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>evidence of the facts stated in the affidavit and is entitled to be recorded in the office of the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>county recorder or the registrar of titles in the county where the premises are located, if it <br/>
<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>contains a legal description of the premises. <br/>
<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>    (b)(1) If the holder of a sheriff's certificate knows that there is prima facie evidence <br/>
<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>of abandonment of the property, as described in section 582.032, subdivision 7, clauses (1) <br/>
<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>to (6), the holder:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>    (i) shall enter the premises and make reasonable periodic inspections, and install <br/>
<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>or change the locks on all doors, install locks on all windows that do not have them, and <br/>
<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>ensure that any existing window locks are functioning properly; and<br/>
<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>    (ii) may, to protect the premises from waste, trespass, or falling below minimum <br/>
<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>community standards for public safety and sanitation, enter the premises and board <br/>
<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>windows, doors, and other openings, install and operate an alarm system, and otherwise <br/>
<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>prevent or minimize damage to the premises from the elements, vandalism, trespass, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>or other illegal activity.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>    (2) Upon an installation or change of locks as required by this section, the holder of <br/>
<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>a sheriff's certificate must deliver a key to the premises to the mortgagor or any person <br/>
<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>lawfully claiming through the mortgagor, upon request.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>This paragraph only applies where the holder of a mortgage or sheriff's certificate <br/>
<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>otherwise holds five or more properties.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>    Subd. 2.  <b>Authorized actions.</b> The holder of the mortgage or sheriff's certificate may <br/>
<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>take the following actions to protect the premises from waste, trespass, or from falling <br/>
<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>below minimum community standards for public safety and sanitation: make reasonable <br/>
<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>periodic inspections, install or change locks on doors and windows, board windows, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>doors, and other openings, install and operate an alarm system, and otherwise prevent or <br/>
<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>minimize damage to the premises from the elements, vandalism, trespass, or other illegal <br/>
<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>activities. If the holder of the mortgage or sheriff's certificate installs or changes locks <br/>
<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>under this section, a key to the premises must be promptly delivered to the mortgagor or <br/>
<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>any person lawfully claiming through the mortgagor, upon request. <br/>
<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>    Subd. 3.  <b>Costs.</b> All costs incurred by the holder of the mortgage or sheriff's <br/>
<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>certificate to protect the premises from waste or trespass or from falling below minimum <br/>
<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>community standards for public safety and sanitation may be added to the principal <br/>
<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>balance of the mortgage or the costs allowable upon redemption. The costs may bear <br/>
<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>interest to the extent provided in the mortgage and may be added to the redemption price <br/>
<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>if the costs are incurred after a foreclosure sale. If the costs are incurred after a foreclosure <br/>
<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>sale, the holder of any sheriff's certificate of sale or certificate of redemption must comply <br/>
<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>with the provisions of section 
         <statute_ref>582.03</statute_ref>. The provisions of this section are in addition to, and <br/>
<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>do not limit or replace, any other rights or remedies available to holders of mortgages and <br/>
<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>sheriff's certificates, at law or under the applicable mortgage agreements. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.11.0"></a><a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 582.032, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Before foreclosure sale.</b> Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>580.23</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>581.10</statute_ref>, if at <br/>
<a id="pl.8.35"></a><var>8.35</var>any time before the foreclosure sale but not more than 30 days before the first publication <br/>
<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>of the notice of sale, a court order is entered reducing the mortgagor's redemption period to <br/>
<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>five weeks under subdivision 7, after the mortgaged premises have been sold as provided in <br/>
<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>chapter 580 or 581, the mortgagor, and the mortgagor's personal representatives or assigns, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>within five weeks after the sale under chapter 580, or within five weeks after the date of <br/>
<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>the order confirming the sale under chapter 581, may redeem the mortgaged premises as <br/>
<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>provided in section 
         <statute_ref>580.23, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>581.10</statute_ref>, as applicable. If an order is obtained <br/>
<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>after the first publication of the notice of sale, the five-week redemption period applies <br/>
<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>only if the notice of sale contained the statement required by section 
<statute_ref>580.04</statute_ref>, clause (7). <br/>
<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2009, and applies to <br/>
<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>foreclosures for which the notice of sale is first published on or after that date.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.12.0"></a><a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 582.032, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Summons and complaint.</b> In a foreclosure by advertisement, the party <br/>
<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>foreclosing a mortgage or holding the sheriff's certificate of sale or the political subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>in which the mortgaged premises are located may initiate a proceeding in district court <br/>
<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>to reduce the mortgagor's redemption period under this section. The proceeding must be <br/>
<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>initiated by the filing of a complaint, naming the mortgagor, or the mortgagor's personal <br/>
<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>representatives or assigns of record, as defendant, in district court for the county in which <br/>
<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>the mortgaged premises are located. If the proceeding is initiated by a political subdivision, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>the party foreclosing the mortgage or holding the sheriff's certificate of sale must also be <br/>
<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>named as a defendant and the summons and complaint shall be delivered by certified <br/>
<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>mail to the foreclosing attorney. If the proceeding is commenced after the foreclosure <br/>
<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>sale, the holders of junior liens and interests entitled to notice under subdivision 3 must <br/>
<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>also be named as defendants. The complaint must identify the mortgaged premises by <br/>
<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>legal description and must identify the mortgage by the names of the mortgagor and <br/>
<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>mortgagee, and any assignee of the mortgagee; the date of its making; and pertinent <br/>
<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>recording information. The complaint must allege that the mortgaged premises are:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>    (1) ten acres or less in size;<br/>
<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>    (2) improved with a residential dwelling consisting of less than five units, which is <br/>
<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>not a model home or a dwelling under construction;<br/>
<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>    (3) not property used in agricultural production; and<br/>
<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>    (4) abandoned.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>    The complaint must request an order reducing the mortgagor's redemption period <br/>
<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>to five weeks. When the complaint has been filed, the court shall issue a summons <br/>
<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>commanding the person or persons named in the complaint to appear before the court on a <br/>
<a id="pl.9.35"></a><var>9.35</var>day and at a place stated in the summons. The appearance date shall be not less than 15 <br/>
<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>nor more than 25 days from the date of the issuing of the summons. A copy of the filed <br/>
<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>complaint must be attached to the summons.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.13.0"></a><a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 582.032, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Order to show cause.</b> In a foreclosure by action, the plaintiff or the holder <br/>
<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>of the sheriff's certificate may make a motion to reduce the mortgagor's redemption period <br/>
<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>under this section. The political subdivision in which the mortgaged premises are located <br/>
<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>may intervene in the action and make a motion to reduce the redemption period. The <br/>
<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>motion must conform generally to the pleading requirements provided in subdivision 4. <br/>
<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>For purposes of the motion, the court has continuing jurisdiction over the parties and the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>mortgaged premises through the expiration of the redemption period. When the motion <br/>
<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>has been filed, the court shall issue an order to show cause commanding the parties it <br/>
<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>considers appropriate to appear before the court on a day and at a place stated in the order. <br/>
<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>The appearance date may not be less than 15 nor more than 25 days after the date of the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>order to show cause. A copy of the motion must be attached to the order to show cause.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.14.0"></a><a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 609.605, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Misdemeanor.</b> (a) The following terms have the meanings given <br/>
<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>them for purposes of this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>(1) "Premises" means real property and any appurtenant building or structure.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>(2) "Dwelling" means the building or part of a building used by an individual as a <br/>
<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>place of residence on either a full-time or a part-time basis. A dwelling may be part of a <br/>
<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>multidwelling or multipurpose building, or a manufactured home as defined in section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>168.002, subdivision 16
         </statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>(3) "Construction site" means the site of the construction, alteration, painting, or <br/>
<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>repair of a building or structure.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>(4) "Owner or lawful possessor," as used in paragraph (b), clause (9), means the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>person on whose behalf a building or dwelling is being constructed, altered, painted, or <br/>
<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>repaired and the general contractor or subcontractor engaged in that work.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>(5) "Posted," as used:<br/>
<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>(i) in paragraph (b), clause (4), means the placement of a sign at least 8-1/2 inches <br/>
<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>by 11 inches in a conspicuous place on the exterior of the building, or in a conspicuous <br/>
<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>place within the property on which the building is located. The sign must carry a general <br/>
<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>notice warning against trespass;<br/>
<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>(ii) in paragraph (b), clause (9), means the placement of a sign at least 8-1/2 inches <br/>
<a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var>by 11 inches square in a conspicuous place on the exterior of the building that is under <br/>
<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>construction, alteration, or repair, and additional signs in at least two conspicuous places <br/>
<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>for each ten acres being protected. or in a conspicuous place within the area being <br/>
<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>protected. If the area being protected is less than three acres, one additional sign must <br/>
<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>be conspicuously placed within that area. If the area being protected is three acres but <br/>
<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>less than ten acres, two additional signs must be conspicuously placed within that area. <br/>
<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>For each additional full ten acres of area being protected beyond the first ten acres of <br/>
<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>area, two additional signs must be conspicuously placed within the area being protected. <br/>
<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>The sign must carry an appropriate a general notice and the name of the person giving <br/>
<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>the notice, followed by the word "owner" if the person giving the notice is the holder of <br/>
<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>legal title to the land on which the construction site is located or by the word "occupant" <br/>
<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>if the person giving the notice is not the holder of legal title but is a lawful occupant <br/>
<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>of the land warning against trespass; and<br/>
<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>(ii) (iii) in paragraph (b), clause (10), means the placement of signs that:<br/>
<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>(A) state "no trespassing" or similar terms carry a general notice warning against <br/>
<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>trespass;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>(B) display letters at least two inches high;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>(C) state that Minnesota law prohibits trespassing on the property; and<br/>
<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>(D) are posted in a conspicuous place and at intervals of 500 feet or less.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>(6) "Business licensee," as used in paragraph (b), clause (9), includes a representative <br/>
<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>of a building trades labor or management organization.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>(7) "Building" has the meaning given in section 
         <statute_ref>609.581, subdivision 2</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>(b) A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if the person intentionally:<br/>
<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>(1) permits domestic animals or fowls under the actor's control to go on the land <br/>
<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>of another within a city;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>(2) interferes unlawfully with a monument, sign, or pointer erected or marked to <br/>
<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>designate a point of a boundary, line or a political subdivision, or of a tract of land;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>(3) trespasses on the premises of another and, without claim of right, refuses to <br/>
<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>depart from the premises on demand of the lawful possessor;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>(4) occupies or enters the dwelling or locked or posted building of another, without <br/>
<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>claim of right or consent of the owner or the consent of one who has the right to give <br/>
<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>consent, except in an emergency situation;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>(5) enters the premises of another with intent to take or injure any fruit, fruit trees, or <br/>
<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>vegetables growing on the premises, without the permission of the owner or occupant;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>(6) enters or is found on the premises of a public or private cemetery without <br/>
<a id="pl.11.35"></a><var>11.35</var>authorization during hours the cemetery is posted as closed to the public;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>(7) returns to the property of another with the intent to abuse, disturb, or cause <br/>
<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>distress in or threaten another, after being told to leave the property and not to return, if the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>actor is without claim of right to the property or consent of one with authority to consent;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>(8) returns to the property of another within one year after being told to leave the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>property and not to return, if the actor is without claim of right to the property or consent <br/>
<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>of one with authority to consent;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>(9) enters the locked or posted construction site of another without the consent of the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>owner or lawful possessor, unless the person is a business licensee; or<br/>
<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>(10) enters the locked or posted aggregate mining site of another without the consent <br/>
<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>of the owner or lawful possessor, unless the person is a business licensee.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2009, and applies to crimes <br/>
<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>committed on or after that date.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.15.0"></a><a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 617.80, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Owner.</b> "Owner," for purposes of sections 
         <statute_ref>617.80</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>617.87</statute_ref>, means the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>person in whose name the building or affected portion is recorded with the county auditor <br/>
<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>for taxation purposes. a person having legal title to the premises, a mortgagee or vendee in <br/>
<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>possession, a trustee in bankruptcy, a receiver, or any other person having legal ownership <br/>
<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>or control of the premises. <br/>
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<a id="bill.0.16.0"></a><a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 617.80, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>    Subd. 7a. <b>Occupant.</b> "Occupant" means a person who occupies or resides in a <br/>
<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>building or rental unit with the permission of the owner or a tenant or lessee.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.17.0"></a><a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 617.81, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>    Subd. 2.  <b>Acts constituting a nuisance.</b> (a) For purposes of sections 
         <statute_ref>617.80</statute_ref> to <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>617.87
         </statute_ref>, a public nuisance exists (1) upon proof of one or more separate behavioral <br/>
<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>incidents described in item (i), (v), or (viii), or (ix), or (2) upon proof of two or more <br/>
<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>separate behavioral incidents described in item (ii), (iii), (iv), (vi), (vii), or (ix) (x), <br/>
<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>committed within the previous 12 months within the building: <br/>
<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>(i) prostitution or prostitution-related activity committed within the building; <br/>
<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>(ii) gambling or gambling-related activity committed within the building; <br/>
<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>(iii) maintaining a public nuisance in violation of section 
         <statute_ref>609.74</statute_ref>, clause (1) or (3); <br/>
<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>(iv) permitting a public nuisance in violation of section 
         <statute_ref>609.745</statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>(v) unlawful sale, possession, storage, delivery, giving, manufacture, cultivation, or <br/>
<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>use of controlled substances committed within the building; <br/>
<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>(vi) unlicensed sales of alcoholic beverages committed within the building in <br/>
<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>violation of section 
         <statute_ref>340A.401</statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>(vii) unlawful sales or gifts of alcoholic beverages by an unlicensed person <br/>
<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>committed within the building in violation of section 
         <statute_ref>340A.503, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, clause (1); <br/>
<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>(viii) unlawful sales or gifts of alcoholic beverages committed within the building <br/>
<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>in violation of section 340A.401 or 340A.503, subdivision 2, clause (1), if multiple <br/>
<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>violations occur during the same behavioral incident when the building is not occupied by <br/>
<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>the owner or a tenant, lessee, or occupant;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>(ix) unlawful use or possession of a dangerous weapon as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>609.02, <br/>
<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>subdivision 6
         </statute_ref>, committed within the building; or <br/>
<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>(ix) (x) violation by a commercial enterprise of local or state business licensing <br/>
<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>regulations, ordinances, or statutes prohibiting the maintenance of a public nuisance as <br/>
<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>defined in section 
         <statute_ref>609.74</statute_ref> or the control of a public nuisance as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>609.745</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>(b) If the building contains more than one rental unit, two or more behavioral <br/>
<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>incidents must consist of conduct: <br/>
<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>(1) anywhere in the building by the same tenant or, lessee, occupant, or persons <br/>
<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>acting in conjunction with or under the control of the same tenant or, lessee, or occupant; <br/>
<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>(2) by any persons within the same rental unit while occupied by the same tenant <br/>
<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>or, lessee, or occupant, or within two or more rental units while occupied by the same <br/>
<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>tenant or, lessee, or occupant; or <br/>
<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>(3) by the owner of the building or persons acting in conjunction with or under <br/>
<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>the control of the owner. <br/>
<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>(c) Proof of a nuisance exists if each of the elements of the conduct constituting the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>nuisance is established by clear and convincing evidence. <br/>
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<a id="bill.0.18.0"></a><a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 617.81, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Notice.</b> (a) If a prosecuting attorney has reason to believe that a nuisance is <br/>
<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>maintained or permitted in the jurisdiction the prosecuting attorney serves, and intends to <br/>
<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>seek abatement of the nuisance, the prosecuting attorney shall provide the written notice <br/>
<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>described in paragraph (b), by personal service or certified mail, return receipt requested, <br/>
<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>to the owner all owners and all interested parties known to the prosecuting attorney.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>(b) The written notice must:<br/>
<a id="pl.13.34"></a><var>13.34</var>(1) state that a nuisance as defined in subdivision 2 is maintained or permitted in the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.35"></a><var>13.35</var>building and must specify the kind or kinds of nuisance being maintained or permitted;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>(2) summarize the evidence that a nuisance is maintained or permitted in the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>building, including the date or dates on which nuisance-related activity or activities are <br/>
<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>alleged to have occurred;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>(3) inform the recipient that failure to abate the conduct constituting the nuisance or <br/>
<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>to otherwise resolve the matter with the prosecuting attorney within 30 days of service of <br/>
<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>the notice may result in the filing of a complaint for relief in district court that could, among <br/>
<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>other remedies, result in enjoining the use of the building for any purpose for one year or, <br/>
<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>in the case of a tenant, lessee, or possessor, could result in cancellation of the lease; and<br/>
<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>(4) inform the owner of the options available under section 
         <statute_ref>617.85</statute_ref>.<br/>