§ 515A.4-102 — 515A.4-102 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT; GENERAL PROVISIONS.

Minnesota § 515A.4-102

• Jurisdiction: Minnesota
• Part: PROPERTY AND PROPERTY INTERESTS
• Ch. 515A: UNIFORM CONDOMINIUM ACT

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A disclosure statement shall fully disclose:
(a) the name and principal address of the declarant and the address and the name, if any, and number, if available, of the condominium;
(b) a general description of the condominium; including without limitation the types and number of all buildings, units and amenities, and declarant's schedule of commencement and completion of construction thereof;
(c) the total number of additional units that may be included in the condominium and whether the declarant intends to rent or market blocks of units to investors;
(d) a copy of the declaration other than the condominium plat, condominium plat for the particular unit, bylaws, articles of incorporation, rules and regulations, and any contracts and leases to which the unit owners or association will be subject and which may not be canceled upon 30 days' notice by the association;
(e) any current balance sheet and a projected budget for the association for the first full or partial year during which a unit is conveyed to a unit owner other than a declarant and any projected budget for future years which the association has adopted, and a statement of who prepared the balance sheet, projected budget or budget. The budget or projected budget shall include, without limitation:
(1) a statement of the amount, or a statement that there is no amount, included in the budget as a reserve for repairs and replacement;
(2) a statement of any other reserves;
(3) the projected common expense assessment by category of expenditures for the association;
(4) the projected monthly common expense assessment for each type of unit;
(f) any supplies and services not reflected in the budget or projected budget which the declarant provides, or expenses which the declarant pays, and which the declarant expects may become at any subsequent time a common expense of the association and the projected common expense assessment attributable to each of those services or expenses for the association and for each type of unit;
(g) any initial or special fee due from the purchaser to the declarant or the association at closing, together with a description of the purpose and method of calculating the fee;
(h) a description of any liens, defects, or encumbrances on or affecting the title to the condominium after the contemplated conveyance;
(i) a description of any financing offered by the declarant;
(j) the terms of any warranties provided by the declarant, including the warranties set forth in sections515A.4-111and515A.4-112, and limitations imposed by the declarant on the enforcement thereof;
(k) a statement that:
(1) within 15 days after receipt of a disclosure statement, a purchaser may, prior to conveyance, cancel any purchase agreement of a unit from a declarant;
(2) if a declarant fails to provide a disclosure statement to a purchaser before conveying a unit, that purchaser may recover from the declarant an amount not to exceed five percent of the sales price of the unit; and
(3) if a purchaser received the disclosure statement more than 15 days before signing a purchase agreement, the purchaser cannot cancel the agreement;
(l) a statement disclosing, to the extent of the actual knowledge of the declarant or an affiliate of the declarant after reasonable inquiry, any judgments against the association, the status of any pending suits to which the association is a party, and the status of any pending suits material to the condominium;
(m) a statement that any earnest money paid in connection with the purchase of a unit will be held in an escrow account until closing and will be returned to the purchaser if the purchaser cancels the purchase agreement pursuant to section515A.4-106;
(n) a description of the insurance coverage to be provided for the benefit of unit owners;
(o) any current or expected fees or charges to be paid by unit owners for the use of the common elements and other facilities related to the condominium;
(p) whether financial arrangements have been provided for completion of all improvements labeled "MUST BE BUILT" pursuant to section515A.4-117(Declarant's Obligation to Complete and Restore); and
(q) a statement (1) that there are no delinquent taxes on the property or, if there are delinquent taxes on the property, the amount of the delinquent taxes and the length of the delinquency, and (2) that discloses the amount, if known, of taxes due in the current year.

Legislative History

1980 c 582 art 4 s 515A.4-102;1986 c 342 s 11;1986 c 444;1991 c 291 art 1 s 52