Minnesota § 463.152 - EXERCISE OF EMINENT DOMAIN
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 463.152 — EXERCISE OF EMINENT DOMAIN, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 463.152. EXERCISE OF EMINENT DOMAIN
Subdivision 1.Purpose, public interest.
In order to maintain a sufficient supply of adequate, safe, and sanitary housing and buildings used for living, commercial, industrial, or other purposes or any combination of purposes, it is found that the public interest requires that municipalities be authorized to acquire buildings, real estate on which buildings are located, or vacant or undeveloped real estate which are found to be hazardous within the meaning of section 463.15, subdivision 3, and the acquisition of such buildings and real estate is hereby declared to be a public purpose.
Subd. 2.Acquisition; procedure.
In furtherance of the public policy declared in subdivision 1, the governing body of any municipality may acquire any hazardous building, real estate on which any such building is located, or vacant or undeveloped real estate by eminent domain in the manner provided by chapter 117.
History:
1974 c 341 s 3; 1976 c 2 s 140; 2004 c 147 s 3
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
Source: official Minnesota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 463.152 ("EXERCISE OF EMINENT DOMAIN") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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