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SF559 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Certain restrictive covenants removal fees prohibition

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The legislative bill SF No 559 aims to amend existing Minnesota law by prohibiting local governments from charging homeowners fees to remove discriminatory restrictive covenants from their property titles. Such covenants, which may limit ownership or occupancy based on protected classes like race or religion, are already legally void. However, this bill specifically ensures that homeowners can officially erase these outdated and illegal restrictions from their property records without incurring a financial cost. It modifies the process by which these covenants are discharged, making it enforceable and free to record the necessary form with the county recorder's office.

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Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
January 22, 2025HouseFloorActionIntroduction and first reading
January 22, 2025SenateFloorActionIntroduction and first reading
January 22, 2025HouseFloorActionReferred toHousing and Homelessness Prevention
January 22, 2025SenateFloorActionReferred toHousing and Homelessness Prevention
February 02, 2025HouseFloorActionComm report: To pass as amended and re-refer toJudiciary and Public Safety
February 02, 2025SenateFloorActionComm report: To pass as amended and re-refer toJudiciary and Public Safety

Citations

 
[
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Clarification on recording statutory forms to discharge covenants."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "The bill amends section 507.18, subdivision 5, regarding the discharge of restrictive covenants related to protected classes.",
      "modified": [
        "Specifications on the validity and enforceability of discharged covenants."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "507.18",
    "subdivision": "subdivision 5"
  }
]

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