Minnesota Statutes

Minn. Stat. § 117.50 (2026)

Definitions

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Subdivision 1.Scope.

As used in sections 117.50 to 117.56, the terms defined in this section shall have the meanings given them.

Subd. 2.Person.

"Person" means any individual, partnership, corporation, or association.

Subd. 3.Displaced person.

"Displaced person" means any person who, notwithstanding the lack of federal financial participation, meets the definition of a displaced person under United States Code, title 42, sections 4601 to 4655, and regulations adopted under those sections.

Subd. 4.Acquisition.

"Acquisition" includes:

(1) acquisition by eminent domain;

(2) acquisition by negotiation;

(3) programs of areawide systematic housing code enforcement; and

(4) demolition.

Subd. 5.Acquiring authority.

"Acquiring authority" includes:

(1) the state and every public and private body and agency thereof which has the power of eminent domain; and

(2) any acquiring authority carrying out an areawide systematic housing code enforcement program.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases, 1980–2013 · leading case: In Re Relocation Benefits of James Bros. Furniture, Inc., 642 N.W.2d 91 (Minn. Ct. App. 2002).
In Re Relocation Benefits of James Bros. Furniture, Inc., 642 N.W.2d 91 (Minn. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 18× “REDA denied relator benefits concluding that relator was not a “displaced person” as defined by Minn.Stat. § 117.50, subd. 3 (1998). Relator requested an administrative appeal and a hearing was held on the eligibility issue.”
In Re Wren, 699 N.W.2d 758 (Minn. 2005). · cites it 10× “" Minn.Stat. § 117.50, subd. 4 (2004). MURA does not specify how an acquisition is "undertaken.”
In Re Wren, 685 N.W.2d 721 (Minn. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 7× “” Minn.Stat. 117.50, subd. 5(a) (2002). The term “acquisition” includes acquisitions by eminent domain and by negotiation.”
Beaty v. Imperial Irrigation Dist., 186 Cal. App. 3d 897 (Cal. Ct. App. 1986). · cites it 2× “" [italics added]); Minnesota ( Minn. Stat. Ann. § 117.50 , subds. 3, 4, defining "displaced person" as a person who moves "as a result of acquisition undertaken by an acquiring authority" and defining "acquisition" as including acquisition by eminent domain, negotiation,…”
Jensen Field Relocation Claims Jensen Field, Inc. v. Bd. of Regents, 817 N.W.2d 724 (Minn. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 6× “June 18, 2002), superseded by statute, Minn.Stat. § 117.50, subd. 3 (2004), as recognized by Wren, 699 N.”
City of Minneapolis v. Wurtele, 291 N.W.2d 386 (Minn. 1980). “12 states that “provision must be made for relocation of all persons who would be displaced by a proposed development district prior to displacement in accordance with the provisions of sections 117.50 to 117.56.” (Emphasis added.”
N. States Power Co. ex rel. Bd. of Directors v. Aleckson, 831 N.W.2d 303 (Minn. 2013). · cites it 3× “See Minn.Stat. § 117.50, subd. 3 (adopting “the definition of a displaced person under United States Code, title 42, sections 4601 to 4655, and regulations adopted under those sections”); see also 42 U.”
Duluth Ready-Mix Concrete, Inc. v. City of Duluth, 520 N.W.2d 775 (Minn. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 2× “A claim for relocation benefits under Minn. Stat. §§ 117.50 -.56 is also a “special proceeding” within the meaning of Minn.”
Hous. & Redevelopment Auth. ex rel. City of Richfield v. Wren, 699 N.W.2d 758 (Minn. 2005). · cites it 10× “” Minn.Stat. § 117.50, subd. 4 (2004). MURA does not specify how an acquisition is “undertaken.”
N. States Power Co. ex rel. Bd. of Directors v. Aleckson, 819 N.W.2d 709 (Minn. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 2× “” Minn.Stat. § 117.50, subd. 3 (defining “Misplaced person” as “any person who *713 .”
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