Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Minnesota House Bill HF1532 Compare Versions

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1	1	1.1 A bill for an act
2	2	1.2 relating to eminent domain; increasing certain reimbursement amounts; amending
3	3	1.3 Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 117.036, subdivision 2.
4	4	1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
5	5	1.5 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 117.036, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
6	6	1.6 Subd. 2.Appraisal.(a) Before commencing an eminent domain proceeding under this
7	7	1.7chapter for an acquisition greater than $25,000, the acquiring authority must obtain at least
8	8	1.8one appraisal for the property proposed to be acquired. In making the appraisal, the appraiser
9	9	1.9must confer with one or more of the owners of the property, if reasonably possible. For
10	10	1.10acquisitions less than $25,000, the acquiring authority may obtain a minimum damage
11	11	1.11acquisition report in lieu of an appraisal. In making the minimum damage acquisition report,
12	12	1.12the qualified person with appraisal knowledge must confer with one or more of the owners
13	13	1.13of the property, if reasonably possible. Notwithstanding section 13.44, the acquiring authority
14	14	1.14must provide the owner with a copy of (1) each appraisal for property acquisitions over
15	15	1.15$25,000, or (2) the minimum damage acquisition report for properties under $25,000, the
16	16	1.16acquiring authority has obtained for the property at the time an offer is made, but no later
17	17	1.17than 60 days before presenting a petition under section 117.055. The acquiring authority
18	18	1.18must also inform the owner of the right to obtain an appraisal under this section. Upon
19	19	1.19request, the acquiring authority must make available to the owner all appraisals for properties
20	20	1.20over $25,000, or the minimum damage acquisition report for properties under $25,000. If
21	21	1.21the acquiring authority is considering both a full and partial taking of the property, the
22	22	1.22acquiring authority shall obtain and provide the owner with appraisals for properties over
23	23	1Section 1.
24	24	REVISOR JSK/MI 25-0388902/17/25
25	25	State of Minnesota
26	26	This Document can be made available
27	27	in alternative formats upon request
28	28	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
29	29	H. F. No. 1532
30	30	NINETY-FOURTH SESSION 2.1$25,000 for both types of takings, or minimum damage acquisition reports for properties
31	31	2.2under $25,000.
32	32	2.3 (b) The owner may obtain an appraisal by a qualified appraiser of the property proposed
33	33	2.4to be acquired. The owner is entitled to reimbursement for the reasonable costs of the
34	34	2.5appraisal from the acquiring authority up to a maximum of $1,500 $3,000 for single family
35	35	2.6and two-family residential property and minimum damage acquisitions and $5,000 $10,000
36	36	2.7for other types of property, provided that the owner submits to the acquiring authority the
37	37	2.8information necessary for reimbursement, including a copy of the owner's appraisal, at least
38	38	2.9five days before a condemnation commissioners' hearing. For purposes of this subdivision,
39	39	2.10a "minimum damage acquisition" means an interest in property that a qualified person having
40	40	2.11an understanding of the local real estate market indicates can be acquired for $25,000 or
41	41	2.12less.
42	42	2.13 (c) The acquiring authority must pay the reimbursement to the owner within 30 days
43	43	2.14after receiving a copy of the appraisal and the reimbursement information. Upon agreement
44	44	2.15between the acquiring authority and the owner, the acquiring authority may pay the
45	45	2.16reimbursement directly to the appraiser.
46	46	2Section 1.
47	47	REVISOR JSK/MI 25-0388902/17/25