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Minn. Stat. § 504B.361

FORMS OF SUMMONS AND WRIT.

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 393 F. Supp. 2d 892 - Pahnke v. ANDERSON MOVING AND STORAGE (2005)

Most recently applied in 393 F. Supp. 2d 892 - Pahnke v. ANDERSON MOVING AND STORAGE (April 2005)

1999 c 199 art 1 s 52; 2005 c 10 art 2 s 4; 2007 c 54 art 5 s 12; 2023 c 52 art 19 s 110

Subdivision 1. Summons and writ.

The state court administrator shall develop a uniform form for the summons and writ of recovery of premises and order to vacate. The summons shall conform to the requirements enumerated under section 504B.321, subdivision 3 . The writ for recovery of premises and order to vacate must include:

(1) the following statement: "You have the right to seek legal help. If you can't afford a lawyer, free legal help may be available. Contact Legal Aid or visit www.LawHelpMN.org to know your rights and find your local Legal Aid office."; and

(2) the following statement: "To apply for financial help, contact your local county or Tribal social services office, apply online at MNBenefits.mn.gov, or call the United Way toll-free information line by dialing 2-1-1 or 800-543-7709."

Subd. 2. Priority writ.

The court shall identify a writ of recovery of premises and order to vacate property that is issued pursuant to an eviction action under section 504B.171 , or on the basis that the tenant is causing a nuisance or seriously endangers the safety of other residents, their property, or the landlord's property and clearly note on the order to vacate that it is a priority order. Notice that it is a priority order must be made in a manner that is obvious to an officer who must execute the order under section 504B.365 .

Official source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Minnesota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.