Minnesota § 117.226 RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL

Minnesota Statutes

§ 117.226 — RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL

Minnesota § 117.226

PartEMINENT DOMAIN; LOCAL DEPOSITORIES AND INVESTMENTS

Ch. 117EMINENT DOMAIN

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Minn. Stat. § 117.226 (2026).

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(a)Except as provided in sections15.16,160.85,161.16,161.20,161.202,161.23,161.24,161.241,161.43,161.46, and222.63, if the governing body of the condemning authority determines that publicly owned property acquired under this chapter has not been used and is no longer needed for a public use, the authority must offer to sell the property to the owner from whom it was acquired, if the former owner can be located. The offer must be at the original price determined by the condemnation process or the current fair market value of the property, whichever is lower, except to the extent that a different value is required for a property interest obtained with federal highway funding under United States Code, title 23, or transit funding under United States Code, title 49. Before offering surplus p

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(a) Except as provided in sections15.16,160.85,161.16,161.20,161.202,161.23,161.24,161.241,161.43,161.46, and222.63, if the governing body of the condemning authority determines that publicly owned property acquired under this chapter has not been used and is no longer needed for a public use, the authority must offer to sell the property to the owner from whom it was acquired, if the former owner can be located. The offer must be at the original price determined by the condemnation process or the current fair market value of the property, whichever is lower, except to the extent that a different value is required for a property interest obtained with federal highway funding under United States Code, title 23, or transit funding under United States Code, title 49. Before offering surplus property to local governments or for public sale under section16B.282or94.10, the commissioner of administration or natural resources must offer to sell the property to the former owner as provided in this section.
(b) If the former owner cannot be located after a due and diligent search or declines to repurchase the property, the attorney for the condemning authority shall prepare a certificate attesting to the same and record the certificate in the office of the county recorder or county registrar of titles, as appropriate, to evidence the termination of the right of first refusal. A recorded certificate to that effect is prima facie evidence that the right of first refusal has terminated.