The application shall set forth substantially:
(1) the full name and address of the applicant; if the application is made by any person acting in behalf of another, the application shall likewise state the full name and address of the person so acting, and the capacity in which the person acts; if the applicant is not an individual, the application shall include the full legal name and type of entity, the state of organization, and the address of its principal place of business;
(2) whether the applicant is or is not married and if married, the full name and address of the spouse; whether the applicant is or is not 18 years of age or older; whether or not the applicant is under any legal incapacity, and if so the nature of the incapacity; and whether the applicant has ever been divorced and if so, when, where, and by what court the divorce was granted;
(3) a correct description of the land;
(4) the estate or interest of the applicant in the land, and whether or not it is subject to an estate of homestead;
(5) the names of all persons or parties, except the applicant, who appear of record, or who are known to the applicant to have or to claim any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the land and the nature and character of it;
(6) whether the land is occupied or unoccupied; if occupied by any other person than the applicant, it shall state the full name and address of each occupant and the nature of the estate, interest, lien, or charge which the occupant or occupants have, or claim to have, in the land;
(7) whether the land is subject to any lien or encumbrance, recorded or unrecorded, together with the character and amount of the same, and the name and post office address of each holder thereof; if recorded, it shall state the place, book, and page of record;
(8) if the application is on behalf of a minor, it shall state the age of the minor and that a duly certified copy of the letters of guardianship has been recorded with the county recorder in the county in which the land is situated;
(9) when a required address is unknown to the applicant after due and diligent search, it shall be so stated;
(10) the facts supporting applicant's claim to a possessory estate in land as defined in section 508A.01, subdivision 3.
Any person having or claiming any right, title, interest, or estate in land, or any lien or charge upon or against it, may assent in writing to its registration and waive mailed notice under section 508A.10, clause (3). The assent and waiver of notice shall be executed and acknowledged in the manner required by law for the execution and acknowledgment of a deed and attached to the application.
1982 c 396 s 6; 1983 c 92 s 24; 1986 c 444; 1996 c 338 art 1 s 6; 2017 c 16 s 13; 2022 c 37 s 5
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests
Chapter 508A — Registration Of Land Without Court Proceedings
Section 508A.01 — Registration; Purpose; Definition.
Section 508A.02 — Registered, Unregistered Land Subject To Same Incidents.
Section 508A.03 — Application.
Section 508A.04 — Titles Which May Be Registered.
Section 508A.05 — Applications; How Signed And Verified.
Section 508A.06 — Contents Of Application; Claimants' Rights, Privileges.
Section 508A.07 — Nonresident Applicant; Agent.
Section 508A.08 — Application; Land Included.
Section 508A.10 — Application To Examiner; Powers Of Examiner.
Section 508A.11 — Application Filed With Recorder; Abstract To Examiner; Fee.
Section 508A.12 — Examiner Of Titles; Deputies.
Section 508A.13 — Examiner's Reports.
Section 508A.14 — County Surveyor.
Section 508A.17 — Limitation On Actions.
Section 508A.21 — Cpt Application Withdrawal; Conversion To Full Registration.
Section 508A.22 — Examiner's Directive; Fees.
Section 508A.24 — Registration Runs With Land.
Section 508A.25 — Rights Of Person Holding Cpt.
Section 508A.30 — Registrar Of Titles.
Section 508A.31 — Registrar's Bond.
Section 508A.32 — Under Control Of Court; Affixing Seal.
Section 508A.321 — Appeal From Registrar's Decisions.
Section 508A.34 — Cpts; Entering And Binding.
Section 508A.349 — Official Signature Of Registrar Of Titles.
Section 508A.35 — Forms Of Cpt.
Section 508A.351 — Common Interest Community Certificate.
Section 508A.36 — Certificates And Copies As Evidence.
Section 508A.37 — Tract Indexes; Reception Books; Forms Of Records.
Section 508A.38 — Forms Of Records Adopted.
Section 508A.381 — Official Records; Compilation, Maintenance, And Storage Of Information.
Section 508A.39 — Notices After Registration; Service.
Section 508A.40 — Copy Of Cpt To Be Furnished To Owner.
Section 508A.421 — Exchange Cpt.
Section 508A.422 — Combined Certificate.
Section 508A.43 — Effective Date Of Cpt.
Section 508A.46 — Plats Of Registered Land.
Section 508A.47 — Registered Lands; Transfer, Surveys.
Section 508A.48 — Filed Instrument Affecting Title Is Notice.
Section 508A.49 — Interest Less Than Fee; Noticed By Memorial.
Section 508A.491 — Transfer Statement For Contract For Deed.
Section 508A.50 — Instruments To Have Name And Address.
Section 508A.51 — Voluntary Instrument.
Section 508A.52 — Conveyance; Cancellation Of Old And Issuance Of New Cpt.
Section 508A.53 — Transfer And Payment Of Taxes.
Section 508A.55 — Registration Of Mortgage; Memorial Entered On Cpt.
Section 508A.56 — Assignment And Discharge Of Mortgage.
Section 508A.57 — Foreclosure; Notice.
Section 508A.58 — Registration After Foreclosure; New Cpt.
Section 508A.59 — Registration Of Judgment Or Final Decree.
Section 508A.61 — Trust, Other Limited Deeds; New Trustee; Corporate Dissolution.
Section 508A.62 — Trustee's Conveyance.
Section 508A.63 — Registration Of Instruments Creating Liens; Judgments.
Section 508A.64 — Attachments; Liens.
Section 508A.65 — Plaintiff's Attorney; Name And Address Endorsed; Notice.
Section 508A.66 — Officer's Certificate For Registrar To Cancel; Lis Pendens.
Section 508A.67 — Acquiring Title By Action; New Cpt.
Section 508A.68 — Death Of Owner; Issuance Of New Cpts.
Section 508A.69 — Jurisdiction Of Court Not Impaired.
Section 508A.70 — Subsequent Adverse Claim, How Registered; Costs.
Section 508A.71 — Alterations; Court, Examiner's Order; New Certificate.
Section 508A.72 — Agency; Power To Be Registered.
Section 508A.73 — Eminent Domain; Reversion; Vacation.
Section 508A.76 — Registrar's Liability.
Section 508A.77 — Parties Defendant; Judgment; Execution.
Section 508A.78 — Liability Of Fund.
Section 508A.79 — Limitation Of Action.
Section 508A.80 — Fraudulent Instrument Or Entry; Penalty.
Section 508A.82 — Registrar Of Titles' Fees.
Section 508A.836 — Disposal Of Certain Affidavits.
Section 508A.84 — Instruments Of Encumbrance; Disposal.
Section 508A.85 — Changeover From Cpt To Certificate Of Title.