(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), a zoning, subdivision, building code, or other real estate use law, ordinance, charter provision, or regulation may not directly or indirectly prohibit the condominium form of ownership or impose any requirement upon a condominium, upon the creation or disposition of a condominium or upon any part of the condominium conversion process which it would not impose upon a physically similar development under a different form of ownership. Otherwise, no provision of sections 515A.1-101 to 515A.4-117 invalidates or modifies any provision of any zoning, subdivision, building code, or other real estate use law, ordinance, charter provision, or regulation.
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to any ordinance, rule, regulation, charter provision or contract provision relating to the financing of housing construction, rehabilitation, or purchases provided by or through a housing finance program established and operated pursuant to state or federal law by a state or local agency or local unit of government.
(c) A statutory or home rule charter city, pursuant to an ordinance or charter provision establishing standards to be applied uniformly within its jurisdiction, may prohibit or impose reasonable conditions upon the conversion of buildings to the condominium form of ownership only if there exists within the city a significant shortage of suitable rental dwellings available to low and moderate income individuals or families or to establish or maintain the city's eligibility for any federal or state program providing direct or indirect financial assistance for housing to the city. Prior to the adoption of an ordinance pursuant to the authority granted in this subsection, the city shall conduct a public hearing.
Any ordinance or charter provision adopted pursuant to this subsection shall not apply to any conversion condominium or proposed conversion condominium for which a bona fide loan commitment for a consideration has been issued by a lender and is in effect on the date of adoption of the ordinance or charter provision, or for which a notice of condominium conversion or intent to convert prescribed by section 515A.4-110(a), containing a termination of tenancy, has been given to at least 75 percent of the tenants and subtenants in possession prior to the date of adoption of the ordinance or charter provision.
(d) For purposes of providing marketable title, a statement in the declaration showing that the condominium is not subject to an ordinance or showing that any conditions required under an ordinance have been complied with shall be prima facie evidence that the condominium was not created in violation thereof.
(e) A violation of an ordinance or charter provision adopted pursuant to the provisions of subsections (b) or (c) shall not affect the validity of a condominium. This subsection shall not be construed to in any way limit the power of a city to enforce the provisions of an ordinance or charter provision adopted pursuant to subsections (b) or (c).
Any ordinance or charter provision enacted hereunder shall not be effective for a period exceeding 18 months.
1980 c 582 art 1 s 515.1-106
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests
Chapter 515A — Uniform Condominium Act
Section 515A.1-101 — Short Title.
Section 515A.1-102 — Applicability.
Section 515A.1-103 — Definitions.
Section 515A.1-104 — Variation By Agreement.
Section 515A.1-105 — Property Taxation.
Section 515A.1-106 — Applicability Of Local Ordinances, Regulations, And Building Codes.
Section 515A.1-107 — Eminent Domain.
Section 515A.1-108 — Supplemental General Principles Of Law Applicable.
Section 515A.1-109 — Construction Against Implicit Repeal.
Section 515A.1-110 — Uniformity Of Application And Construction.
Section 515A.1-111 — Severability.
Section 515A.1-112 — Unconscionable Agreement Or Term Of Contract.
Section 515A.1-113 — Obligation Of Good Faith.
Section 515A.1-114 — Remedies To Be Liberally Administered.
Section 515A.1-116 — Effective Date.
Section 515A.2-101 — Creation Of Condominium.
Section 515A.2-102 — Unit Boundaries.
Section 515A.2-103 — Construction And Validity Of Declaration And Bylaws.
Section 515A.2-104 — Description Of Units.
Section 515A.2-105 — Contents Of Declaration; All Condominiums.
Section 515A.2-106 — Contents Of Declaration; Flexible Condominiums.
Section 515A.2-107 — Leasehold Condominiums.
Section 515A.2-108 — Allocation Of Common Element Interests, Votes, And Common Expense Liabilities.
Section 515A.2-109 — Common Elements And Limited Common Elements.
Section 515A.2-110 — Condominium Plats.
Section 515A.2-111 — Expansion Of Flexible Condominiums.
Section 515A.2-113 — Alterations Of Units.
Section 515A.2-114 — Relocation Of Boundaries Between Adjoining Units.
Section 515A.2-115 — Subdivision Or Conversion Of Units.
Section 515A.2-116 — Minor Variation In Boundaries.
Section 515A.2-117 — Use For Sales Purposes.
Section 515A.2-118 — Easement To Facilitate Completion, Conversion, And Expansion.
Section 515A.2-119 — Amendment Of Declaration.
Section 515A.2-120 — Termination Of Condominium.
Section 515A.2-121 — Rights Of Holders Of An Interest As Security For An Obligation.
Section 515A.3-101 — Organization Of Unit Owners' Association.
Section 515A.3-102 — Powers Of Unit Owners' Association.
Section 515A.3-103 — Board Of Directors, Members And Officers.
Section 515A.3-104 — Transfer Of Special Declarant Rights.
Section 515A.3-105 — Termination Of Contracts And Leases Of Declarant.
Section 515A.3-107 — Upkeep Of The Condominium.
Section 515A.3-111 — Tort And Contract Liability.
Section 515A.3-112 — Insurance.
Section 515A.3-113 — Surplus Funds.
Section 515A.3-114 — Assessments For Common Expenses.
Section 515A.3-115 — Lien For Assessments.
Section 515A.3-116 — Association Records.
Section 515A.3-117 — Association As Trustee.
Section 515A.4-101 — Applicability; Waiver.
Section 515A.4-102 — Disclosure Statement; General Provisions.
Section 515A.4-104 — Same; Conversion Condominiums.
Section 515A.4-106 — Purchaser's Right To Cancel.
Section 515A.4-107 — Resales Of Units.
Section 515A.4-1075 — Purchaser's Right To Cancel.
Section 515A.4-108 — Escrow Of Deposits.
Section 515A.4-109 — Release Of Interests As Security For An Obligation.
Section 515A.4-110 — Conversion Condominiums.
Section 515A.4-111 — Express Warranties.
Section 515A.4-112 — Implied Warranties.
Section 515A.4-113 — Exclusion Or Modification Of Implied Warranties.
Section 515A.4-114 — Statute Of Limitations For Warranties.
Section 515A.4-115 — Effect Of Violations On Rights Of Action; Attorney's Fees.
Section 515A.4-116 — Labeling Of Promotional Material.
Section 515A.4-117 — Declarant's Obligation To Complete And Restore.