At least one week before the date of sale, the person who was the owner of any included parcel when it forfeited to the state for nonpayment of taxes, or the person's heirs, successors or assigns or any person to whom the right to pay taxes on such lands was given by statute, mortgage, or other agreement, may purchase the parcel. The purchase price is the greater of (1) the appraised value of the parcel, or (2) the sum of all delinquent taxes and assessments, computed under section 282.251, together with penalties, interest, and costs, that accrued or would have accrued if the parcel had not forfeited to the state. The purchaser's title and right is conditioned upon the primary use as designated by the resolution of the county board. The right of the purchaser to purchase shall be evidenced by the purchaser's duly verified written application showing the qualifications required by this section and filed with the county auditor.
1947 c 496 s 2; 1986 c 444; 1992 c 511 art 2 s 28
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 272 - 289 — Property Taxes
Chapter 282 — Tax-forfeited Land Sales
Section 282.01 — Tax-forfeited Lands; Classification, Sale.
Section 282.011 — Classification And Sale.
Section 282.012 — Prior Owner May Purchase; Conditions.
Section 282.014 — Completion Of Sale, Fee, Conveyance Recorded.
Section 282.015 — Proceeds Of Sale.
Section 282.016 — Prohibited Purchasers.
Section 282.017 — Conveyance Of Interests To Governments.
Section 282.018 — Land By Public Waters, Nonforested Marginal Land, Wetlands.
Section 282.019 — Land Subject To Hazardous Substance Or Petroleum Release.
Section 282.0195 — Superfund And Storage Tank Sites; Affidavit, Notice.
Section 282.02 — List Of Lands For Sale; Notice; Online Auctions Permitted.
Section 282.03 — Limitations In Use Of Lands.
Section 282.038 — Veteran's Credit For Agricultural Land.
Section 282.04 — Timber Sales; Land Use, Lease, Partition, Easement.
Section 282.041 — Alternative Recording For County Forest Road.
Section 282.05 — Proceeds Apportioned.
Section 282.06 — Exemption Of Certain Lands.
Section 282.07 — Auditor To Cancel Taxes.
Section 282.08 — Apportionment Of Proceeds To Taxing Districts.
Section 282.09 — Forfeited Tax Sale Fund.
Section 282.12 — All Minerals Reserved.
Section 282.13 — County Land Commissioners; City Land Exchanges.
Section 282.131 — Certain Powers And Duties Delegated.
Section 282.132 — Timber Defined.
Section 282.135 — Delegation By County Board.
Section 282.14 — Classification As Agricultural; Sale Conditions, Generally.
Section 282.15 — Sales Of Forfeited Agricultural Lands.
Section 282.151 — Sale Of Certain Nonconservation Lands.
Section 282.16 — Public Sale As Agricultural Lands; Notice.
Section 282.17 — Cancellation Of Contracts On Default.
Section 282.171 — Contracts, Members Of Armed Forces, Cancellation.
Section 282.18 — County Auditor To Lease Lands.
Section 282.19 — County Collects Payments; Reports; Expenses.
Section 282.20 — Mineral Rights Reserved.
Section 282.21 — Form Of Conveyance.
Section 282.22 — Nonagricultural Lands Reserved For Conservation.
Section 282.221 — Forfeited Agricultural Lands.
Section 282.223 — Taxes Canceled.
Section 282.224 — Form Of Conveyance.
Section 282.225 — Mineral Rights Reserved.
Section 282.226 — County Collects Payments; Reports; Expenses.
Section 282.241 — Repurchase After Forfeiture.
Section 282.251 — Taxes And Assessments Reinstated Upon Repurchase.
Section 282.261 — Terms Of Repurchase.
Section 282.271 — Notice Of Payments Due.
Section 282.281 — Repurchase Subject To Existing Leases.
Section 282.291 — Payments, Where Made.
Section 282.301 — Receipts For Payments; Certification By County Auditor.
Section 282.302 — Conveyance Of Deed Upon Certification.
Section 282.303 — Assignment Of Installment Contract.
Section 282.304 — Recordation Of Deed; Default.
Section 282.321 — Limitations On Land Use.
Section 282.322 — Forfeited Lands List.
Section 282.323 — Capitol Areas.
Section 282.324 — When Right Of Repurchase Vests.
Section 282.33 — Lost Or Destroyed Deeds.
Section 282.341 — Reinstatement Of Tax-forfeited Certificate.
Section 282.36 — Fees Payable By Repurchaser.
Section 282.37 — Lands Bordering Lakes And Streams, Easement To State.
Section 282.38 — Forest Development Funds.
Section 282.40 — Cancellation Of Installment Sale Contracts By State.