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Minn. Stat. § 561.01 (2026)

Nuisance; Action

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Anything which is injurious to health, or indecent or offensive to the senses, or an obstruction to the free use of property, so as to interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property, is a nuisance. An action may be brought by any person whose property is injuriously affected or whose personal enjoyment is lessened by the nuisance, and by the judgment the nuisance may be enjoined or abated, as well as damages recovered.

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Cited in 43 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 1943–2025 · leading case: Sletten v. Ramsey Cnty., 675 N.W.2d 291 (Minn. 2004).
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Sletten v. Ramsey Cnty., 675 N.W.2d 291 (Minn. 2004). · cites it 20× “The Slettens brought claims against Ramsey County in 1997 and pleaded a variety of theories of recovery: negligent operation of the compost site, trespass, abnormally dangerous activity, maintenance of a nuisance as defined by Minn.Stat. § 561.01 (1996), negligent failure to…”
Mary Cocchiarella v. Donald Driggs, 884 N.W.2d 621 (Minn. 2016). · cites it 4× “Specifically, a “residential building” includes “(1) a building used in whole or in part as a dwelling” as well as “(2) an unoccupied building which was previously used in whole or in part as a dwelling and which constitutes a nuisance under section 561.01.” Id. (emphasis…”
Highview North Apts. v. Cnty. of Ramsey, 323 N.W.2d 65 (Minn. 1982). · cites it 12× “Minn.Stat. § 561.01 (1980) provides: Anything which is injurious to health, or indecent or offensive to the senses, or an obstruction to the free use of property, so as to interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property, is a nuisance.”
Citizens for a Safe Grant v. Lone Oak Sportsmen's Club, Inc., 624 N.W.2d 796 (Minn. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 8× “Nuisance is defined as [a]nything which is * * * indecent or offensive to the senses, or an obstruction to the free use of property, so as to interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property.”
Johnson v. Paynesville Farmers Union Coop. Oil Co., 817 N.W.2d 693 (Minn. 2012). · cites it 5× “See Minn.Stat. § 561.01. Because the district court failed to address whether there are any genuine issues of material fact on this aspect of the Johnsons’ nuisance claim, we hold that the court erred when it dismissed the nuisance claim.”
Am. Comput. Trust Leasing v. Jack Farrell Implement Co., 763 F. Supp. 1473 (D. Minnesota 1991). · cites it 6× “” Farrell contends that those actions obstructed its free use of its property and thus constitutes statutory nuisance in violation of Minn. Stat. § 561.01 . The Minnesota nuisance statute provides that: Anything which is injurious to health, or indecent or offensive to the…”
Matter v. Nelson, 478 N.W.2d 211 (Minn. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 12× “In Minnesota, the nuisance cause of action is codified in Minn. Stat. § 561.01 (1988). The statute codifies an equitable cause of action which implicitly recognizes a need to balance the utility of appellants' actions against the harm to respondents.”
North Star Legal Found. v. Honeywell Proj., 355 N.W.2d 186 (Minn. Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 6× “Count S Appellants’ third cause of action is brought as a private nuisance action under *189 Minn.Stat. § 561.01 (1982). provides: Section 561.”
Soo Line R.R. Co. v. Werner Enter., 825 F.3d 413 (8th Cir. 2016). “Minn. Stat. § 561.01 (“Anything which is injurious to health, or indecent or offensive to the senses, or an obstruction to the free use of property, so as to interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property, is a nuisance.”
Wendinger v. Forst Farms, Inc., 662 N.W.2d 546 (Minn. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 2× “” Minn.Stat. § 561.01 (2002). An action in nuisance “may be brought by any person whose property is injuriously affected or whose personal enjoyment is lessened by the nuisance.”
Am. Bank of St. Paul v. City of Minneapolis, 802 N.W.2d 781 (Minn. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “See Minn.Stat. § 561.01 (2010) (defining nuisance as “[ajnything which is injurious to health, .”
Chenoweth v. City of New Brighton, 655 N.W.2d 821 (Minn. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 4× “But Chenoweths assert that there is sufficient state action to support their claim for inverse condemnation because (1) the city retained sufficient direction and control over the development to make it liable for the resulting damage; (2) "but for" the city's substantial…”
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