Minnesota Statutes

Minn. Stat. § 510.03 (2026)

Existing Exemption Not Affected By Changes

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As against debts which are not a lien upon such property the area of the homestead shall not be reduced or enlarged by reason of any change in the population of the place in which it is situated, by extending the limits of an incorporated place so as to include the same or by the platting of surrounding or adjoining lands or the vacation of existing plats.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1987–2007 · leading case: In Re Johnson, 69 B.R. 988 (Bankr. D. Minn. 1987).
In Re Johnson, 69 B.R. 988 (Bankr. D. Minn. 1987). “§ 510.03 which provided: "[a]s against debts contracted prior to the taking of effect of Revised Laws 1905, the homestead exemptions then established shall be neither enlarged nor diminished by the provision of this Chapter.”
In Re Engstrom, 370 B.R. 205 (Bankr. D. Minn. 2007). · cites it 2× “Minn.Stat. § 510.03 (area of land protected as debtor's homestead "shall not be reduced or enlarged by reason of any change in the population of the place in which it is located .”
In Re Kyllonen, 264 B.R. 17 (Bankr. D. Minn. 2001). · cites it 3× “03 (West 2Q00) (“As against debts which are not a lien upon such property the area of the homestead shall not be reduced or enlarged by reason of any change in the population of the place in which it is situated, by extending the limits of an incorporated place so as to include…”
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