2025 Session Last amended: 2024 session

§ 430.023 — When Clerk to Mail Notice in Condemnation Proceeding

Plain-Language Summary

This section requires city clerks to notify property owners by mail when the city files a commissioners report in a condemnation proceeding. The clerk must send notice within 48 hours of the report being filed, mailing it to the person who last paid taxes on the property to be taken.

430.023 WHEN CLERK TO MAIL NOTICE IN CONDEMNATION PROCEEDING.

If a city is authorized in its charter to condemn property for public use and to appoint commissioners to assess damages or benefits on condemned property and is required by its charter to give notice of the filing of the commissioners’ report, the city clerk shall give the required notice. Notice must be given by mailing it to the person whose name appears on the records of the auditor of the county in which the city is located as the person who last paid the taxes on the property proposed to be taken, within 48 hours after the filing of the commissioners’ report.

History:

1943 c 249 s 1; 1987 c 229 art 9 s 1; 2024 c 127 art 3 s 102

History: History: 1943 c 249 s 1; 1987 c 229 art 9 s 1; 2024 c 127 art 3 s 102

Practical Notes

Property owners whose land may be taken through condemnation should watch for this mailed notice, as it starts the clock for filing objections or appeals. The notice goes to the last taxpayer of record at the county auditor, so keeping tax records current is important to ensure you receive proper notice.

Source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes