State Deed Application Form
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Signature of County Auditor
County
Date of Signature of County Auditor
Applicant Signature (Replacement Deed Only)
(seal is required if application
is mailed in)Date of Applicant
Signature (Replacement Deed Only)
I certify that the above information is true and correct, the county board has taken the official action required under Minnesota Statute
§ 270C.88, and that therefore conveyance by state deed of the real property described above should be executed by the Commissioner
of Revenue to the above named applicant(s) as required by Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 282.
Sign, Seal and Date Here
Auditor to complete this section only if “Replacement for Lost/Destroyed Deed” is selected above as the type of acquisition.
The property described herein was duly bid in for the state for taxes payable in the year , delinquent ; and
became forfeited to the State of Minnesota on the day of , .
Replacement
Certification
All applications require the signature of the county auditor, date of the signature and raised county seal below. Applications for
Replacement Deeds will require the signature of the applicant.
Please provide the information below as it corresponds to the type of acquisition selected on the front of the form.
Blight/Affordable
Housing
Auditor to complete this section only if “Remove Blight/Afford. Housing” is selected above as the type of acquisition.
The County Board, or its delegate, of County, Minnesota, has reviewed the application of
dated , 20 , for the conveyance of certain tax-forfeited
land described therein. The county board has determined that: (1) a sale at a reduced price is in the public interest because a
reduced price is necessary to provide an incentive to correct the blighted conditions that make the lands undesirable in the
open market or the reduced price will lead to the development of affordable housing; and (2) the governmental subdivision or
state agency has documented its specific plans or correcting the blighted conditions or developing affordable housing and
the specific law or laws that empower it to acquire real property in furtherance of the plans.
Auditor to complete this section only if “Conditional Use Deed” is selected above as the type of acquisition.
The County Board, or its delegate, of County, Minnesota, has reviewed the application of
dated
, 20 , for the conveyance for an authorized
public use of certain tax-forfeited land described therein, and recommends that this application be granted.
Conditional
Use Deed
Conservation
Auditor to complete this section only if “Conservation-related usage” is selected above as the type of acquisition.
The County Board, or its delegate, of County, Minnesota, has reviewed the application of
dated , 20 , for the conveyance of certain tax-forfeited
land described therein. The county board has determined that a sale at a reduced price is in the public interest for (select one):
(1) creation or preservation of wetlands; or
(2) drainage or storage of storm water under a storm water management plan; or
(3) preservation, or restoration and preservation, of the land in its natural state.
Auditor to complete this section only if “Failure to convey to city or association” is selected above as the type of acquisition.
The County Board, or its delegate, of County, Minnesota, has reviewed the application of
, a (check one) governmental subdivision / common interest community,
dated , 20 , for the free conveyance, due to a prior failure to convey which was duly certified, of certain
tax-forfeited land described therein, and recommends that this application be granted.
Failure to
Convey
School Forest
Auditor to complete this section only if “School Forest Deed” is selected above as the type of acquisition.
The County Board, or its delegate, of ____________________ County, Minnesota, and the Commissioner of Natural Resources
has reviewed the application of ___________________________, dated ____________________, 20___ for the conveyance for
a school forest of certain tax-forfeited land described therein, and recommends that this application be granted.