SF 675

2nd Engrossment - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 11/09/2021 01:02pm

A bill for an act
relating to motor vehicles; modifying provisions governing manufactured home
certificates of title; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter
168A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168A.141.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [168A.1412] MANUFACTURED HOME AFFIXED TO REAL
PROPERTY.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Manufactured home as real property. new text end

new text begin A manufactured home may be
made an improvement to real property, and no longer titled as personal property, pursuant
to this section. A manufactured home constitutes an improvement to real property when:
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new text begin (1) the manufactured home is to be affixed or is affixed, as defined in section 273.125,
subdivision 8, paragraph (b), to the real property;
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new text begin (2) the certificate of title is surrendered and canceled pursuant to subdivision 2, or the
manufacturer's certificate or statement of origin is canceled pursuant to subdivision 3; and
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new text begin (3) an affidavit of affixation pursuant to subdivision 5 is recorded with the county recorder
or registrar of titles, as applicable.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Surrender of certificate of title. new text end

new text begin (a) The owner of the manufactured home
may surrender the manufacturer's certificate of title to the commissioner for cancellation.
Upon receipt of the certificate of title, the commissioner must issue notice of cancellation
to the owner of the manufactured home. In the event the certificate of title is lost, stolen,
mutilated, destroyed, or becomes illegible, the owner may submit a written request for
cancellation of the title which includes the serial number of the manufactured home and
states that the certificate of title is lost, stolen, mutilated, destroyed, or has become illegible.
Upon receipt of the request and verification of ownership in DVS records, the commissioner
must issue notice of cancellation to the owner of the manufactured home and must not
require the owner to deliver the certificate of title or obtain a duplicate certificate of title.
After canceling a certificate of title, the commissioner must not allow transfer of the title
to the manufactured home as personal property. The commissioner must not require the
owner of the manufactured home to deliver the affidavit of affixation described in subdivision
5 in order for the commissioner to issue notice of cancellation.
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new text begin (b) The commissioner must not cancel a certificate of title if, under this chapter, a security
interest has been perfected on the manufactured home. If a security interest has been
perfected, the commissioner must notify the owner of the manufactured home that each
secured party must release or satisfy the security interest prior to cancellation of the certificate
of title by the commissioner. Affixing the manufactured home to real property or the
recording of an affidavit of affixation without cancellation of the certificate of title does not
extinguish an otherwise valid security interest in or tax lien on the manufactured home.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Surrender of manufacturer's certificate of origin. new text end

new text begin The owner of the
manufactured home may surrender the manufacturer's certificate of origin to the
commissioner for cancellation. Upon delivery of the original certificate of origin, the
commissioner must issue notice of cancellation to the owner of the manufactured home.
The commissioner must not issue a certificate of title for a manufactured home if the
manufacturer's certificate of origin is or has been canceled under this subdivision, except
as provided in section 168A.142. The commissioner must not require the owner of the
manufactured home to deliver the affidavit of affixation described in subdivision 5 in order
for the commissioner to cancel the certificate of origin.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Verification. new text end

new text begin The commissioner is not liable for any errors, omissions,
misstatements, or other deficiencies or inaccuracies in documents presented to the
commissioner under this section if the documents presented appear to satisfy the requirements
of this section. The commissioner has no obligation to investigate the accuracy of statements
contained in the documents to verify that the manufactured home has been affixed to the
real property.
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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Affidavit of affixation. new text end

new text begin An affidavit of affixation must be in substantially the
following form and must contain the following information and attachments described in
the form. The county recorder or registrar of titles, as applicable, must accept any such
affidavit. The county recorder or registrar of titles, as applicable, must provide a copy of
the recorded affidavit of affixation to the county auditor of the county for the real property
described therein or otherwise inform the county auditor that the home is to be taxed as an
improvement to the real property to which it is affixed.
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new text begin MANUFACTURED HOME AFFIDAVIT OF AFFIXATION
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new text begin PURSUANT TO MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 168A.1412
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new text begin ...............................................("Affiant"), being first duly sworn, on oath states, or affirms
under penalties of perjury, that:
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new text begin 1. I am an owner of the manufactured home ("Manufactured Home") described as follows:
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new text begin Manufacturer's name: . new text end

new text begin Make: . new text end

new text begin Model number: . new text end

new text begin Model year: . new text end

new text begin Serial number: . new text end

new text begin Dimensions: . new text end

new text begin Other descriptive information (if any): . new text end

new text begin 2. The Manufactured Home is ..... or will be ..... (check one) affixed, in accordance with
Minnesota Statutes, section 273.125, subdivision 8, to real property in
...................................................................... County, Minnesota, with the street address of:
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new text begin Street or route: . new text end
new text begin City: . new text end
new text begin State: . new text end
new text begin Zip code: . new text end
new text begin and legally described as follows ("Land"): new text end
new text begin ................................................................................... new text end
new text begin ................................................................................... new text end
new text begin ................................................................................... new text end
new text begin Check here if all or part of the described real property is Registered (Torrens) ..... new text end

new text begin 3. A copy of the notice of cancellation issued from the Minnesota Department of Public
Safety Driver and Vehicle Services pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 168A.1412,
subdivision 2 or 3, is attached.
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new text begin 4. The owner(s) of the Manufactured Home is/are the owner(s) of the Land.
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new text begin 5. The Affiant makes this affidavit to demonstrate that the Manufactured Home is an
improvement to real property, no longer titled as personal property, and free of any personal
property security interest.
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	new text begin Affiant new text end
	new text begin . new text end
	new text begin (Signature) new text end

new text begin Signed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me this ....... day of ......., .......
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new text begin Notary Stamp or Seal
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	new text begin . new text end
	new text begin Signature of notarial officer Title (and Rank): new text end
	new text begin My commission expires: .............. new text end
new text begin This instrument was drafted by, and when recorded return to new text end
new text begin . new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Notice of security interest. new text end

new text begin When a perfected security interest exists, or will
exist, on the manufactured home at the time the manufactured home is affixed to real
property, and the owner has not satisfied the requirements of subdivision 1, the owner of
the manufactured home, or its secured party, may record a notice with the county recorder,
or with the registrar of titles, if the land is registered, stating that the manufactured home
located on the property is encumbered by a perfected security interest and is not an
improvement to real property. The notice must state the name and address of the secured
party as set forth on the certificate of title, the legal description of the real property, and the
name and address of the record fee owner of the real property on which the manufactured
home is affixed. When the security interest is released or satisfied, the secured party must
attach a copy of the release or satisfaction to a notice executed by the secured party containing
the county recorder or registrar of titles document number of the notice of security interest.
The notice of release or satisfaction must be recorded with the county recorder, or registrar
of titles, if the land is registered. Neither the notice described in this subdivision nor the
security interest on the certificate of title is deemed to be an encumbrance on the real
property. The notices provided for in this subdivision need not be acknowledged.
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Sec. 2. new text begin REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
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new text begin The revisor of statutes must change all cross-references to Minnesota Statutes, section
168A.141, to instead reference Minnesota Statutes, section 168A.1412.
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Sec. 3. new text begin REPEALER.
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new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168A.141, new text end new text begin is repealed.
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APPENDIX

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: S0675-2

No active language found for: 168A.141