Minnesota § 525.253 - SALE OF DEVISED PROPERTY
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 525.253 — SALE OF DEVISED PROPERTY, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 525.253. SALE OF DEVISED PROPERTY
Subdivision 1.General rule.
Unless a contrary intent appears from the will, an agreement made by a testator for the sale or transfer of real property disposed of by the will previously made, does not revoke or adeem such disposal; but all the right, title, and interest of the decedent in such property and in said agreement shall pass, according to the terms of the will. Such an agreement shall be enforceable and subject to the same remedies for specific performance or otherwise against the devisees as exists against a decedent's successors if the same passed by succession.
Subd. 2.Applicability.
This section shall be applicable to estates of decedents dying after June 5, 1969.
History:
1969 c 944 s 1,2; 1975 c 347 s 99
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
Source: official Minnesota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Minnesota Statutes § 525.253 cover?
Section 525.253 ("SALE OF DEVISED PROPERTY") 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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