Minnesota § 557.03 - NOTICE OF NO PERSONAL CLAIM
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 557.03 — NOTICE OF NO PERSONAL CLAIM, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 557.03. NOTICE OF NO PERSONAL CLAIM
When in any such action there are defendants against whom no personal claim is made, the plaintiff may serve upon them, at the time of the service of the summons, a notice subscribed by the plaintiff or the plaintiff's attorney, and setting forth the general object of the action, a description of the property affected by it, and that no personal claim is made against such defendants. If any defendant on whom such notice is served unreasonably defends the action, that defendant shall pay full costs to the plaintiff.
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Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
Source: official Minnesota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 557.03 ("NOTICE OF NO PERSONAL CLAIM") 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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