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11 1.1 A bill for an act​
22 1.2 relating to taxation; property; modifying classification of community land trust​
33 1.3 property; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 273.11, subdivision 12;​
44 1.4 273.13, subdivision 25.​
55 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
66 1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 273.11, subdivision 12, is amended to read:​
77 1.7 Subd. 12.Community land trusts.(a) A community land trust, as defined under chapter​
88 1.8462A, is (i) a community-based nonprofit corporation organized under chapter 317A, which​
99 1.9qualifies for tax exempt status under 501(c)(3), or (ii) a "city" as defined in section 462C.02,​
1010 1.10subdivision 6, which has received funding from the Minnesota housing finance agency for​
1111 1.11purposes of the community land trust program. The Minnesota Housing Finance Agency​
1212 1.12shall set the criteria for community land trusts.​
1313 1.13 (b) Before the community land trust can rent or sell a unit to an applicant, the community​
1414 1.14land trust shall verify to the satisfaction of the administering agency or the city that the​
1515 1.15family income of each person or family applying for a unit in the community land trust​
1616 1.16building is within the income criteria provided in section 462A.30, subdivision 9. The​
1717 1.17administering agency or the city shall verify to the satisfaction of the county assessor that​
1818 1.18the occupant meets the income criteria under section 462A.30, subdivision 9. The property​
1919 1.19tax benefits under paragraph (c) shall be granted only to property owned or rented by persons​
2020 1.20or families within the qualifying income limits. The family income criteria and verification​
2121 1.21is only necessary at the time of initial occupancy in the property.​
2222 1.22 (c) A unit which is owned by the occupant and used as a homestead by the occupant​
2323 1.23qualifies for homestead treatment as class 1a under section 273.13, subdivision 22, or class​
2424 1​Section 1.​
2525 23-00153 as introduced​10/25/22 REVISOR MS/LN​
2626 SENATE​
2727 STATE OF MINNESOTA​
2828 S.F. No. 696​NINETY-THIRD SESSION​
2929 (SENATE AUTHORS: DIBBLE, Nelson and Rest)​
3030 OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
3131 Introduction and first reading​01/25/2023​
3232 Referred to Taxes​ 2.14d if the requirements of section 273.13, subdivision 25, paragraph (e), clause (2), are met.​
3333 2.2A unit which is rented by the occupant and used as a homestead by the occupant shall be​
3434 2.3class 4a or 4b property, under section 273.13, subdivision 25, whichever is applicable. Any​
3535 2.4remaining portion of the property not used for residential purposes shall be classified by​
3636 2.5the assessor in the appropriate class based upon the use of that portion of the property owned​
3737 2.6by the community land trust. The land upon which the building is located shall be assessed​
3838 2.7at the same classification rate as the units within the building, provided that if the building​
3939 2.8contains some units assessed as class 1a or class 4d and some units assessed as class 4a or​
4040 2.94b, the market value of the land will be assessed in the same proportions as the value of the​
4141 2.10building.​
4242 2.11 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective beginning with assessment year 2024​
4343 2.12and thereafter.​
4444 2.13 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 273.13, subdivision 25, is amended to read:​
4545 2.14 Subd. 25.Class 4.(a) Class 4a is residential real estate containing four or more units​
4646 2.15and used or held for use by the owner or by the tenants or lessees of the owner as a residence​
4747 2.16for rental periods of 30 days or more, excluding property qualifying for class 4d. Class 4a​
4848 2.17also includes hospitals licensed under sections 144.50 to 144.56, other than hospitals exempt​
4949 2.18under section 272.02, and contiguous property used for hospital purposes, without regard​
5050 2.19to whether the property has been platted or subdivided. The market value of class 4a property​
5151 2.20has a classification rate of 1.25 percent.​
5252 2.21 (b) Class 4b includes:​
5353 2.22 (1) residential real estate containing less than four units, including property rented as a​
5454 2.23short-term rental property for more than 14 days in the preceding year, that does not qualify​
5555 2.24as class 4bb, other than seasonal residential recreational property;​
5656 2.25 (2) manufactured homes not classified under any other provision;​
5757 2.26 (3) a dwelling, garage, and surrounding one acre of property on a nonhomestead farm​
5858 2.27classified under subdivision 23, paragraph (b) containing two or three units; and​
5959 2.28 (4) unimproved property that is classified residential as determined under subdivision​
6060 2.2933.​
6161 2.30 For the purposes of this paragraph, "short-term rental property" means nonhomestead​
6262 2.31residential real estate rented for periods of less than 30 consecutive days.​
6363 2.32 The market value of class 4b property has a classification rate of 1.25 percent.​
6464 2​Sec. 2.​
6565 23-00153 as introduced​10/25/22 REVISOR MS/LN​ 3.1 (c) Class 4bb includes:​
6666 3.2 (1) nonhomestead residential real estate containing one unit, other than seasonal​
6767 3.3residential recreational property;​
6868 3.4 (2) a single family dwelling, garage, and surrounding one acre of property on a​
6969 3.5nonhomestead farm classified under subdivision 23, paragraph (b); and​
7070 3.6 (3) a condominium-type storage unit having an individual property identification number​
7171 3.7that is not used for a commercial purpose.​
7272 3.8 Class 4bb property has the same classification rates as class 1a property under subdivision​
7373 3.922.​
7474 3.10 Property that has been classified as seasonal residential recreational property at any time​
7575 3.11during which it has been owned by the current owner or spouse of the current owner does​
7676 3.12not qualify for class 4bb.​
7777 3.13 (d) Class 4c property includes:​
7878 3.14 (1) except as provided in subdivision 22, paragraph (c), real and personal property​
7979 3.15devoted to commercial temporary and seasonal residential occupancy for recreation purposes,​
8080 3.16for not more than 250 days in the year preceding the year of assessment. For purposes of​
8181 3.17this clause, property is devoted to a commercial purpose on a specific day if any portion of​
8282 3.18the property is used for residential occupancy, and a fee is charged for residential occupancy.​
8383 3.19Class 4c property under this clause must contain three or more rental units. A "rental unit"​
8484 3.20is defined as a cabin, condominium, townhouse, sleeping room, or individual camping site​
8585 3.21equipped with water and electrical hookups for recreational vehicles. A camping pad offered​
8686 3.22for rent by a property that otherwise qualifies for class 4c under this clause is also class 4c​
8787 3.23under this clause regardless of the term of the rental agreement, as long as the use of the​
8888 3.24camping pad does not exceed 250 days. In order for a property to be classified under this​
8989 3.25clause, either (i) the business located on the property must provide recreational activities,​
9090 3.26at least 40 percent of the annual gross lodging receipts related to the property must be from​
9191 3.27business conducted during 90 consecutive days, and either (A) at least 60 percent of all paid​
9292 3.28bookings by lodging guests during the year must be for periods of at least two consecutive​
9393 3.29nights; or (B) at least 20 percent of the annual gross receipts must be from charges for​
9494 3.30providing recreational activities, or (ii) the business must contain 20 or fewer rental units,​
9595 3.31and must be located in a township or a city with a population of 2,500 or less located outside​
9696 3.32the metropolitan area, as defined under section 473.121, subdivision 2, that contains a portion​
9797 3.33of a state trail administered by the Department of Natural Resources. For purposes of item​
9898 3.34(i)(A), a paid booking of five or more nights shall be counted as two bookings. Class 4c​
9999 3​Sec. 2.​
100100 23-00153 as introduced​10/25/22 REVISOR MS/LN​ 4.1property also includes commercial use real property used exclusively for recreational​
101101 4.2purposes in conjunction with other class 4c property classified under this clause and devoted​
102102 4.3to temporary and seasonal residential occupancy for recreational purposes, up to a total of​
103103 4.4two acres, provided the property is not devoted to commercial recreational use for more​
104104 4.5than 250 days in the year preceding the year of assessment and is located within two miles​
105105 4.6of the class 4c property with which it is used. In order for a property to qualify for​
106106 4.7classification under this clause, the owner must submit a declaration to the assessor​
107107 4.8designating the cabins or units occupied for 250 days or less in the year preceding the year​
108108 4.9of assessment by January 15 of the assessment year. Those cabins or units and a proportionate​
109109 4.10share of the land on which they are located must be designated class 4c under this clause​
110110 4.11as otherwise provided. The remainder of the cabins or units and a proportionate share of​
111111 4.12the land on which they are located will be designated as class 3a. The owner of property​
112112 4.13desiring designation as class 4c property under this clause must provide guest registers or​
113113 4.14other records demonstrating that the units for which class 4c designation is sought were not​
114114 4.15occupied for more than 250 days in the year preceding the assessment if so requested. The​
115115 4.16portion of a property operated as a (1) restaurant, (2) bar, (3) gift shop, (4) conference center​
116116 4.17or meeting room, and (5) other nonresidential facility operated on a commercial basis not​
117117 4.18directly related to temporary and seasonal residential occupancy for recreation purposes​
118118 4.19does not qualify for class 4c. For the purposes of this paragraph, "recreational activities"​
119119 4.20means renting ice fishing houses, boats and motors, snowmobiles, downhill or cross-country​
120120 4.21ski equipment; providing marina services, launch services, or guide services; or selling bait​
121121 4.22and fishing tackle;​
122122 4.23 (2) qualified property used as a golf course if:​
123123 4.24 (i) it is open to the public on a daily fee basis. It may charge membership fees or dues,​
124124 4.25but a membership fee may not be required in order to use the property for golfing, and its​
125125 4.26green fees for golfing must be comparable to green fees typically charged by municipal​
126126 4.27courses; and​
127127 4.28 (ii) it meets the requirements of section 273.112, subdivision 3, paragraph (d).​
128128 4.29 A structure used as a clubhouse, restaurant, or place of refreshment in conjunction with​
129129 4.30the golf course is classified as class 3a property;​
130130 4.31 (3) real property up to a maximum of three acres of land owned and used by a nonprofit​
131131 4.32community service oriented organization and not used for residential purposes on either a​
132132 4.33temporary or permanent basis, provided that:​
133133 4​Sec. 2.​
134134 23-00153 as introduced​10/25/22 REVISOR MS/LN​ 5.1 (i) the property is not used for a revenue-producing activity for more than six days in​
135135 5.2the calendar year preceding the year of assessment; or​
136136 5.3 (ii) the organization makes annual charitable contributions and donations at least equal​
137137 5.4to the property's previous year's property taxes and the property is allowed to be used for​
138138 5.5public and community meetings or events for no charge, as appropriate to the size of the​
139139 5.6facility.​
140140 5.7 For purposes of this clause:​
141141 5.8 (A) "charitable contributions and donations" has the same meaning as lawful gambling​
142142 5.9purposes under section 349.12, subdivision 25, excluding those purposes relating to the​
143143 5.10payment of taxes, assessments, fees, auditing costs, and utility payments;​
144144 5.11 (B) "property taxes" excludes the state general tax;​
145145 5.12 (C) a "nonprofit community service oriented organization" means any corporation,​
146146 5.13society, association, foundation, or institution organized and operated exclusively for​
147147 5.14charitable, religious, fraternal, civic, or educational purposes, and which is exempt from​
148148 5.15federal income taxation pursuant to section 501(c)(3), (8), (10), or (19) of the Internal​
149149 5.16Revenue Code; and​
150150 5.17 (D) "revenue-producing activities" shall include but not be limited to property or that​
151151 5.18portion of the property that is used as an on-sale intoxicating liquor or 3.2 percent malt​
152152 5.19liquor establishment licensed under chapter 340A, a restaurant open to the public, bowling​
153153 5.20alley, a retail store, gambling conducted by organizations licensed under chapter 349, an​
154154 5.21insurance business, or office or other space leased or rented to a lessee who conducts a​
155155 5.22for-profit enterprise on the premises.​
156156 5.23 Any portion of the property not qualifying under either item (i) or (ii) is class 3a. The​
157157 5.24use of the property for social events open exclusively to members and their guests for periods​
158158 5.25of less than 24 hours, when an admission is not charged nor any revenues are received by​
159159 5.26the organization shall not be considered a revenue-producing activity.​
160160 5.27 The organization shall maintain records of its charitable contributions and donations​
161161 5.28and of public meetings and events held on the property and make them available upon​
162162 5.29request any time to the assessor to ensure eligibility. An organization meeting the requirement​
163163 5.30under item (ii) must file an application by May 1 with the assessor for eligibility for the​
164164 5.31current year's assessment. The commissioner shall prescribe a uniform application form​
165165 5.32and instructions;​
166166 5​Sec. 2.​
167167 23-00153 as introduced​10/25/22 REVISOR MS/LN​ 6.1 (4) postsecondary student housing of not more than one acre of land that is owned by a​
168168 6.2nonprofit corporation organized under chapter 317A and is used exclusively by a student​
169169 6.3cooperative, sorority, or fraternity for on-campus housing or housing located within two​
170170 6.4miles of the border of a college campus;​
171171 6.5 (5)(i) manufactured home parks as defined in section 327.14, subdivision 3, excluding​
172172 6.6manufactured home parks described in items (ii) and (iii), (ii) manufactured home parks as​
173173 6.7defined in section 327.14, subdivision 3, that are described in section 273.124, subdivision​
174174 6.83a, and (iii) class I manufactured home parks as defined in section 327C.015, subdivision​
175175 6.92;​
176176 6.10 (6) real property that is actively and exclusively devoted to indoor fitness, health, social,​
177177 6.11recreational, and related uses, is owned and operated by a not-for-profit corporation, and is​
178178 6.12located within the metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2;​
179179 6.13 (7) a leased or privately owned noncommercial aircraft storage hangar not exempt under​
180180 6.14section 272.01, subdivision 2, and the land on which it is located, provided that:​
181181 6.15 (i) the land is on an airport owned or operated by a city, town, county, Metropolitan​
182182 6.16Airports Commission, or group thereof; and​
183183 6.17 (ii) the land lease, or any ordinance or signed agreement restricting the use of the leased​
184184 6.18premise, prohibits commercial activity performed at the hangar.​
185185 6.19 If a hangar classified under this clause is sold after June 30, 2000, a bill of sale must be​
186186 6.20filed by the new owner with the assessor of the county where the property is located within​
187187 6.2160 days of the sale;​
188188 6.22 (8) a privately owned noncommercial aircraft storage hangar not exempt under section​
189189 6.23272.01, subdivision 2, and the land on which it is located, provided that:​
190190 6.24 (i) the land abuts a public airport; and​
191191 6.25 (ii) the owner of the aircraft storage hangar provides the assessor with a signed agreement​
192192 6.26restricting the use of the premises, prohibiting commercial use or activity performed at the​
193193 6.27hangar; and​
194194 6.28 (9) residential real estate, a portion of which is used by the owner for homestead purposes,​
195195 6.29and that is also a place of lodging, if all of the following criteria are met:​
196196 6.30 (i) rooms are provided for rent to transient guests that generally stay for periods of 14​
197197 6.31or fewer days;​
198198 6​Sec. 2.​
199199 23-00153 as introduced​10/25/22 REVISOR MS/LN​ 7.1 (ii) meals are provided to persons who rent rooms, the cost of which is incorporated in​
200200 7.2the basic room rate;​
201201 7.3 (iii) meals are not provided to the general public except for special events on fewer than​
202202 7.4seven days in the calendar year preceding the year of the assessment; and​
203203 7.5 (iv) the owner is the operator of the property.​
204204 7.6 The market value subject to the 4c classification under this clause is limited to five rental​
205205 7.7units. Any rental units on the property in excess of five, must be valued and assessed as​
206206 7.8class 3a. The portion of the property used for purposes of a homestead by the owner must​
207207 7.9be classified as class 1a property under subdivision 22;​
208208 7.10 (10) real property up to a maximum of three acres and operated as a restaurant as defined​
209209 7.11under section 157.15, subdivision 12, provided it: (i) is located on a lake as defined under​
210210 7.12section 103G.005, subdivision 15, paragraph (a), clause (3); and (ii) is either devoted to​
211211 7.13commercial purposes for not more than 250 consecutive days, or receives at least 60 percent​
212212 7.14of its annual gross receipts from business conducted during four consecutive months. Gross​
213213 7.15receipts from the sale of alcoholic beverages must be included in determining the property's​
214214 7.16qualification under item (ii). The property's primary business must be as a restaurant and​
215215 7.17not as a bar. Gross receipts from gift shop sales located on the premises must be excluded.​
216216 7.18Owners of real property desiring 4c classification under this clause must submit an annual​
217217 7.19declaration to the assessor by February 1 of the current assessment year, based on the​
218218 7.20property's relevant information for the preceding assessment year;​
219219 7.21 (11) lakeshore and riparian property and adjacent land, not to exceed six acres, used as​
220220 7.22a marina, as defined in section 86A.20, subdivision 5, which is made accessible to the public​
221221 7.23and devoted to recreational use for marina services. The marina owner must annually provide​
222222 7.24evidence to the assessor that it provides services, including lake or river access to the public​
223223 7.25by means of an access ramp or other facility that is either located on the property of the​
224224 7.26marina or at a publicly owned site that abuts the property of the marina. No more than 800​
225225 7.27feet of lakeshore may be included in this classification. Buildings used in conjunction with​
226226 7.28a marina for marina services, including but not limited to buildings used to provide food​
227227 7.29and beverage services, fuel, boat repairs, or the sale of bait or fishing tackle, are classified​
228228 7.30as class 3a property; and​
229229 7.31 (12) real and personal property devoted to noncommercial temporary and seasonal​
230230 7.32residential occupancy for recreation purposes.​
231231 7.33 Class 4c property has a classification rate of 1.5 percent of market value, except that (i)​
232232 7.34each parcel of noncommercial seasonal residential recreational property under clause (12)​
233233 7​Sec. 2.​
234234 23-00153 as introduced​10/25/22 REVISOR MS/LN​ 8.1has the same classification rates as class 4bb property, (ii) manufactured home parks assessed​
235235 8.2under clause (5), item (i), have the same classification rate as class 4b property, the market​
236236 8.3value of manufactured home parks assessed under clause (5), item (ii), have a classification​
237237 8.4rate of 0.75 percent if more than 50 percent of the lots in the park are occupied by​
238238 8.5shareholders in the cooperative corporation or association and a classification rate of one​
239239 8.6percent if 50 percent or less of the lots are so occupied, and class I manufactured home​
240240 8.7parks as defined in section 327C.015, subdivision 2, have a classification rate of 1.0 percent,​
241241 8.8(iii) commercial-use seasonal residential recreational property and marina recreational land​
242242 8.9as described in clause (11), has a classification rate of one percent for the first $500,000 of​
243243 8.10market value, and 1.25 percent for the remaining market value, (iv) the market value of​
244244 8.11property described in clause (4) has a classification rate of one percent, (v) the market value​
245245 8.12of property described in clauses (2), (6), and (10) has a classification rate of 1.25 percent,​
246246 8.13(vi) that portion of the market value of property in clause (9) qualifying for class 4c property​
247247 8.14has a classification rate of 1.25 percent, and (vii) property qualifying for classification under​
248248 8.15clause (3) that is owned or operated by a congressionally chartered veterans organization​
249249 8.16has a classification rate of one percent. The commissioner of veterans affairs must provide​
250250 8.17a list of congressionally chartered veterans organizations to the commissioner of revenue​
251251 8.18by June 30, 2017, and by January 1, 2018, and each year thereafter.​
252252 8.19 (e) Class 4d property is includes:​
253253 8.20 (1) qualifying low-income rental housing certified to the assessor by the Housing Finance​
254254 8.21Agency under section 273.128, subdivision 3. If only a portion of the units in the building​
255255 8.22qualify as low-income rental housing units as certified under section 273.128, subdivision​
256256 8.233, only the proportion of qualifying units to the total number of units in the building qualify​
257257 8.24for class 4d(1). The remaining portion of the building shall be classified by the assessor​
258258 8.25based upon its use. Class 4d(1) also includes the same proportion of land as the qualifying​
259259 8.26low-income rental housing units are to the total units in the building. For all properties​
260260 8.27qualifying as class 4d(1), the market value determined by the assessor must be based on the​
261261 8.28normal approach to value using normal unrestricted rents.; and​
262262 8.29 (2) a unit that is owned by the occupant and used as a homestead by the occupant, and​
263263 8.30otherwise meets all the requirements for community land trust property under section 273.11,​
264264 8.31subdivision 12, provided that by December 15 of each assessment year, the community land​
265265 8.32trust certifies to the assessor that (i) the community land trust owns the real property on​
266266 8.33which the unit is located, and (ii) the unit owner is a member in good standing of the​
267267 8.34community land trust. For all units qualifying as class 4d(2), the market value determined​
268268 8​Sec. 2.​
269269 23-00153 as introduced​10/25/22 REVISOR MS/LN​ 9.1by the assessor must be based on the normal approach to value without regard to any​
270270 9.2restrictions that apply because the unit is a community land trust property.​
271271 9.3 (f) The first tier of market value of class 4d(1) property has a classification rate of 0.75​
272272 9.4percent. The remaining value of class 4d(1) property has a classification rate of 0.25 percent.​
273273 9.5For the purposes of this paragraph, the "first tier of market value of class 4d(1) property"​
274274 9.6means the market value of each housing unit up to the first tier limit. For the purposes of​
275275 9.7this paragraph, all class 4d property value must be assigned to individual housing units. The​
276276 9.8first tier limit is $100,000 for assessment years 2022 and 2023. For subsequent assessment​
277277 9.9years, the limit is adjusted each year by the average statewide change in estimated market​
278278 9.10value of property classified as class 4a and 4d under this section for the previous assessment​
279279 9.11year, excluding valuation change due to new construction, rounded to the nearest $1,000,​
280280 9.12provided, however, that the limit may never be less than $100,000. Beginning with​
281281 9.13assessment year 2015, the commissioner of revenue must certify the limit for each assessment​
282282 9.14year by November 1 of the previous year. Class 4d(2) property has a classification rate of​
283283 9.150.75 percent.​
284284 9.16 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective beginning with assessment year 2024​
285285 9.17and thereafter.​
286286 9​Sec. 2.​
287287 23-00153 as introduced​10/25/22 REVISOR MS/LN​