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On some occasions it becomes necessary for the Court to correct a Certificate of Title after it has issued. The most common correction required today results from situations in which title has been transferred as a result of a mortgage foreclosure sale. In ordinary...

In Minnesota’s Torrens system, a “Torrens title” is granted by Court order at the completion of a title registration proceeding. Title is registered in the name of the owner, with a specific legal description. A new “source of title” is created, called a Certificate...

Minnesota has two entirely different systems of land title records. Before Minnesota’s “Torrens Act” was enacted in 1901, all land in Minnesota was “abstract land”. With abstract land, private abstract companies either continue already existing, “abstracts of title”...

Many of us have purchased homes in Minnesota over the years and rarely even think about the boundary lines that exist with our neighbors. It is reasonable to assume that our legal boundary lines are at or near our fence lines, tree lines, along our driveways or near...

In Minnesota, when your home is classified as  “homestead” the taxable market value of your home is reduced (as long as its fair market value is less than $413,800) which generally results in lower real estate taxes for you.  To qualify for the homestead...