Any person having any estate, right, title, or interest in, or lien upon, any parcel of land embraced in such list as published, within 20 days after the last publication of the notice, may file with the court administrator of the district court an answer setting forth a defense or objection to the tax or penalty against such parcel of land. The answer need not be in any particular form, but shall clearly refer to the parcel of land intended, and set forth in concise language the facts constituting the defense or objection to such tax or penalty; and, if the list shall embrace the taxes for two or more years, the defense or objection may be to the taxes or penalty for one or more of such years. The answer may embrace the defense or objection to any number of parcels of land in or upon which the person has any estate, right, title, interest, or lien.
(2116) RL s 915; 1983 c 342 art 15 s 10; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 272 - 289 — Property Taxes
Chapter 279 — Delinquent Real Estate Taxes
Section 279.001 — Purposes; Policy.
Section 279.01 — Due Dates; Penalties.
Section 279.02 — Duties Of County Auditor And Treasurer.
Section 279.025 — Payment Of Delinquent Property Taxes, Special Assessments.
Section 279.03 — Interest On Delinquent Property Taxes.
Section 279.05 — Delinquent List, Filing, Effect.
Section 279.06 — Copy Of List And Notice.
Section 279.07 — Publication, Bids.
Section 279.08 — Newspaper, Designation.
Section 279.09 — Publication Of Notice And List.
Section 279.091 — Mailing Of Notice And List; Failure To Mail.
Section 279.092 — Publication And Related Costs.
Section 279.10 — Publication Corrected.
Section 279.12 — Certificate Before Payment.
Section 279.13 — Affidavit Of Publication.
Section 279.131 — Affidavit Of Mailing.
Section 279.14 — Conclusiveness Of Judgment, Jurisdictional Defects.
Section 279.15 — Who May Answer; Form.
Section 279.16 — Judgment When No Answer; Form; Entry.
Section 279.17 — Proceedings On Answer.
Section 279.19 — Application For Judgment.
Section 279.20 — Papers Filed By Clerk.
Section 279.22 — Opening And Vacating Of Tax Judgments.
Section 279.23 — Copy Of Judgment To County Auditor.
Section 279.25 — Payment Before Judgment.
Section 279.33 — Cancellation Of Certificates Of Forfeiture For Lands Which Were Exempt.
Section 279.34 — Application By Owner.
Section 279.37 — Confession Of Judgment For Delinquent Taxes.