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  • § 508.02 REGISTERED LAND; SAME INCIDENTS AS UNREGISTERED; NO ADVERSE POSSESSION.

    Minn. Stat. § 508.02 · Minnesota · Statutes

    Part 500_515B › Chapter 508 › Section 508.02

    No title to registered land in derogation of that of the registered owner shall be acquired by prescription or by adverse possession, but the common law doctrine of practical location of boundaries applies

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  • § 541.02 RECOVERY OF REAL ESTATE, 15 YEARS.

    Minn. Stat. § 541.02 · Minnesota · Statutes

    Part 540_552 › Chapter 541 › Section 541.02

    The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall not apply to actions relating to the boundary line of lands, which boundary lines are established by adverse possession, or to actions concerning lands included … between the government or platted line and the line established by such adverse possession, or to lands not assessed for taxation.

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  • § 465.013 PROPERTY OR EASEMENTS NOT ACQUIRED BY PRESCRIPTION.

    Minn. Stat. § 465.013 · Minnesota · Statutes

    Part 465_466 › Chapter 465 › Section 465.013

    No city of the first class or any board or department thereof shall hereafter obtain or acquire title to real property or any right or easement therein by prescription or adverse possession. … This section shall not be construed to prevent the adjudication hereafter of title in such city in cases where lapse of time and adverse possession have already ripened into title but no adjudication thereof

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  • § 504B.121 TENANT MAY NOT DENY TITLE; EXCEPTION.

    Minn. Stat. § 504B.121 · Minnesota · Statutes

    Part 500_515B › Chapter 504B › Section 504B.121

    A tenant in possession of real property under a lawful lease may not deny the landlord's title in an action brought by the landlord to recover possession of the property. … This prohibition does not apply to a tenant who, prior to entering into the lease, possessed the property under a claim of title that was adverse or hostile to that of the landlord.

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  • § 559.01 ACTION TO DETERMINE ADVERSE CLAIMS.

    Minn. Stat. § 559.01 · Minnesota · Statutes

    Part 553_566 › Chapter 559 › Section 559.01

    Any person in possession of real property personally or through the person's tenant, or any other person having or claiming title to vacant or unoccupied real property, may bring an action against another … who claims an estate or interest therein, or a lien thereon, adverse to the person bringing the action, for the purpose of determining such adverse claim and the rights of the parties, respectively.

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  • § 306.28 PROPERTY SALES BY PUBLIC CEMETERY ASSOCIATIONS.

    Minn. Stat. § 306.28 · Minnesota · Statutes

    Part 300_323A › Chapter 306 › Section 306.28

    association which owns land that is or may be no longer used for the burial of the dead may exercise any or all of the following powers: (1) to institute and prosecute to final judgment an action to determine adverse … claims to the land in accordance with the laws relating to actions to determine adverse claims; (2) to sell and convey the land; or (3) to transfer and assign any funds or other property it may possess

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  • § 507.161 CONVEYANCE BY DISSEISEE.

    Minn. Stat. § 507.161 · Minnesota · Statutes

    Part 500_515B › Chapter 507 › Section 507.161

    No grant or conveyance of lands, or of any interest therein, shall be void for the reason that, at the time of the execution thereof, such land was in the actual possession of another claiming adversely

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  • § 336.7-603 CONFLICTING CLAIMS; INTERPLEADER.

    Minn. Stat. § 336.7-603 · Minnesota · Statutes

    Part 324_342 › Chapter 336 › Section 336.7-603

    If more than one person claims title to or possession of the goods, the bailee is excused from delivery until the bailee has a reasonable time to ascertain the validity of the adverse claims or to commence

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  • § 284.15 DEFENDANTS; UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS.

    Minn. Stat. § 284.15 · Minnesota · Statutes

    Part 272_289 › Chapter 284 › Section 284.15

    The owners of such lands at the time of forfeiture, all persons in actual possession of such lands, claiming adversely to the plaintiff, and all other persons claiming any interest in or lien thereon adverse

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  • § 508A.17 LIMITATION ON ACTIONS.

    Minn. Stat. § 508A.17 · Minnesota · Statutes

    Part 500_515B › Chapter 508A › Section 508A.17

    As against a title to land registered under a CPT which has been entered and maintained by the registrar under sections 508A.01 to 508A.85 , no action affecting the possession or title to the land shall … No adverse interest renewed.

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  • § 524.2-201 DEFINITIONS.

    Minn. Stat. § 524.2-201 · Minnesota · Statutes

    Part 524_532 › Chapter 524 › Section 524.2-201

    the power that the person possesses respecting the trust or other property arrangement. … or full satisfaction of a legally enforceable obligation in good faith without notice of an adverse claim.

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  • § 541.024 LIMITATION OF ACTIONS AFFECTING TITLE TO OR POSSESSION OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS.

    Minn. Stat. § 541.024 · Minnesota · Statutes

    Part 540_552 › Chapter 541 › Section 541.024

    or title of the real estate shall be commenced on or after June 15, 1978, to enforce any adverse right, claim, interest, incumbrance, or lien, based upon the alleged invalidity of the county auditor's … It is the policy of the state of Minnesota that, except as provided by Laws 1977, Chapter 265, unadjudicated adverse rights shall not fetter the marketability of tax titles of real estate.

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  • § 508A.02 REGISTERED, UNREGISTERED LAND SUBJECT TO SAME INCIDENTS.

    Minn. Stat. § 508A.02 · Minnesota · Statutes

    Part 500_515B › Chapter 508A › Section 508A.02

    Land registered under sections 508A.01 to 508A.85 shall be registered subject to the rights of persons in possession, if any, and rights which would be disclosed by a survey, except that no title in derogation … of that of the registered owner shall be acquired by prescription or adverse possession after the date of the first CPT; otherwise, land registered under sections 508A.01 to 508A.85 shall be subject to

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  • § 559.11 PLEADINGS; TRIAL; VERDICT.

    Minn. Stat. § 559.11 · Minnesota · Statutes

    Part 553_566 › Chapter 559 › Section 559.11

    In any such action brought by the occupant against a claimant to quiet title or to determine any adverse claim, the claimant, in the answer in addition to setting up the claimant's title, may allege the … value of the premises without improvements at the commencement of the action, and also the value of the yearly rent of the land without improvements during the possession of the occupant; and the occupant

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  • § 340A.3021 IMPORTATION RESTRICTIONS.

    Minn. Stat. § 340A.3021 · Minnesota · Statutes

    Part 324_342 › Chapter 340A › Section 340A.3021

    (b) No person may ship or consign into Minnesota any alcoholic beverages manufactured outside the state unless the alcoholic beverages are continuously in the possession of a motor carrier of property … Any person licensed under this chapter is presumed to be adversely affected by a violation of this section.

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  • § 336.8-304 ENDORSEMENT.

    Minn. Stat. § 336.8-304 · Minnesota · Statutes

    Part 324_342 › Chapter 336 › Section 336.8-304

    (e) An endorsement of a security certificate in bearer form may give notice of an adverse claim to the certificate, but it does not otherwise affect a right to registration that the holder possesses.

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  • § 84D.04 CLASSIFICATION OF NONNATIVE SPECIES.

    Minn. Stat. § 84D.04 · Minnesota · Statutes

    Part 84A_84D › Chapter 84D › Section 84D.04

    plants and wild animals, including subspecies, genotypes, cultivars, hybrids, or genera of nonnative species, according to the following categories: (1) prohibited invasive species, which may not be possessed … likelihood of introduction of the species if it is allowed to enter or exist in the state; (2) the likelihood that the species would naturalize in the state were it introduced; (3) the magnitude of potential adverse

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  • § 18D.01 DEFINITIONS.

    Minn. Stat. § 18D.01 · Minnesota · Statutes

    Part 17_43 › Chapter 18D › Section 18D.01

    "Contaminated media" means any soil, water, sediment, debris, or other material which contains an agricultural chemical at a concentration that may cause unreasonable adverse effects on the environment … "Owner of real property" means a person who is in possession of, has the right of control, or controls the use of real property, including without limitation a person who may be a fee owner, lessee, renter

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  • § 508.03 APPLICATION.

    Minn. Stat. § 508.03 · Minnesota · Statutes

    Part 500_515B › Chapter 508 › Section 508.03

    chair of the county board, in the case of a county, after a resolution passed by its county board so directing; (7) any person may make application when, for at least 15 years, the land has been in the adverse … possession of the applicant or those through whom the applicant claims title; (8) a partnership by one or more of its general partners; (9) the state of Minnesota, by the county auditor and chair of

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  • § 508.15 ORDER FOR SUMMONS; PARTIES DEFENDANT.

    Minn. Stat. § 508.15 · Minnesota · Statutes

    Part 500_515B › Chapter 508 › Section 508.15

    If, in the opinion of the examiner, the applicant has a title to the land proper for registration, or if the applicant, after an adverse opinion of the examiner, elects to proceed further, the applicant … the name and address, so far as known, of every person who is to be joined as a party to the proceeding, including all persons named in the application, or found by the report of the examiner to be in possession

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