Minnesota § 308C.009 USE OF TERM COOPERATIVE RESTRICTED

Minnesota Statutes

§ 308C.009 — USE OF TERM COOPERATIVE RESTRICTED

Minnesota § 308C.009

PartBUSINESS, SOCIAL, AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS

Ch. 308CCOOPERATIVE HOUSING ACT

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Minn. Stat. § 308C.009 (2026).

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Subdivision 1.Permissible uses.
Businesses subject to this chapter may use the term "cooperative" or "housing cooperative" as part of its corporate or business name. Nothing in this chapter shall preclude a business organized under chapter 308A, 308B, 317A, or 515B from using the term "housing cooperative."
A corporation or association organized in this state may not use the term "housing cooperative" as part of its corporate or business name or title, or to represent itself as a housing cooperative, unless the corporation or association has complied with and is subject to this chapter or has incorporated under the laws of this state authorizing incorporation of business on a cooperative plan.

Subd. 2.Penalty for misuse of term housing cooperative.
A corporation or association that viola

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Subdivision 1.Permissible uses.
Businesses subject to this chapter may use the term "cooperative" or "housing cooperative" as part of its corporate or business name. Nothing in this chapter shall preclude a business organized under chapter 308A, 308B, 317A, or 515B from using the term "housing cooperative."
A corporation or association organized in this state may not use the term "housing cooperative" as part of its corporate or business name or title, or to represent itself as a housing cooperative, unless the corporation or association has complied with and is subject to this chapter or has incorporated under the laws of this state authorizing incorporation of business on a cooperative plan.

Subd. 2.Penalty for misuse of term housing cooperative.
A corporation or association that violates subdivision 1 is guilty of a misdemeanor.