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582.01 ATTORNEY'S FEES.
    Subdivision 1. Contractual fees. The mortgagor may, in the mortgage, covenant to pay or
authorize the mortgagee to retain an attorney's fee in case of foreclosure; but such fees in case
of foreclosure by advertisement shall not exceed the following amounts, and any provision for
fees in excess thereof shall be void to the extent of the excess:
Date of execution of mortgage
The original principal
amount secured by
the mortgage
Before June 2, 1953
After June 1, 1953
and before June
1, 1971
After May 31, 1971
Less than $500
$25
$50
$150
$500-$1,000
50
75
150
$1,000-$5,000
75
125
150
$5,000-$10,000
100
175
225
Exceeding $10,000
200
225 plus
275
$50 for each
additional $10,000
or major fraction
thereof
plus $35 for each
additional $5,000
or major fraction
thereof
    Subd. 1a. Foreclosure by advertisement. Notwithstanding subdivision 1 to the contrary, the
minimum fee for foreclosure by advertisement of mortgages executed after July 31, 1992, is $500.
    Subd. 2. Foreclosure by action. The court shall establish the amount of the attorney's
fee in case of foreclosure by action.
    Subd. 3. When default less than 30 days. If at the time of the commencement of the
foreclosure proceedings, all of the items constituting said default were less than 30 days past due,
then upon redemption the mortgagor shall not be required to pay the attorney's fee authorized in
this section. This subdivision shall apply only to mortgages executed after May 31, 1971.
History: (9646) RL s 4499; 1953 c 454 s 1; 1971 c 833 s 2; 1992 c 463 s 34

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