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Minn. Stat. § 82.85 (2026)

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Subdivision 1.Compensation actions; proof of license.

No person shall bring or maintain any action in the courts of this state for the collection of compensation for the performance of any of the acts for which a license is required under this chapter without alleging and proving that the person was a duly licensed real estate broker, salesperson, or closing agent at the time the alleged cause of action arose.

Subd. 2.Compensation actions; written agreement required.

No person required by this chapter to be licensed shall be entitled to or may bring or maintain any action in the courts for any commission, fee or other compensation with respect to the purchase, sale, lease or other disposition or conveyance of real property, or with respect to the negotiation or attempt to negotiate any sale, lease or other disposition or conveyance of real property unless there is a written agreement with the person required to be licensed.

Subd. 3.Compensation actions; residential real property; disclosure of agency.

No person required by this chapter to be licensed shall be entitled to bring any action to recover any commission, fee, or other compensation with respect to the purchase, sale, lease, or other disposition or conveyance of residential real property, or with respect to the negotiation or attempt to negotiate any sale, lease, or other disposition or conveyance of residential real property unless the person's agency relationships have been disclosed to the parties to the transaction in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.

Subd. 4.Contract enforcement actions; limitation.

No person required to be licensed by this chapter may maintain an action in the courts of this state to enforce any provision of a purchase agreement, earnest money contract, or similar contract for the purchase, rental, or lease of real property if the provision to be enforced violates section 82.81, subdivision 5.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2015–2018 · leading case: Cityscapes Dev., LLC v. Larry Scheffler, 866 N.W.2d 66 (Minn. Ct. App. 2015).
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Cityscapes Dev., LLC v. Larry Scheffler, 866 N.W.2d 66 (Minn. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 7× “The district court also concluded that the October 3, 2011 letter failed to qualify as a “written agreement” under Minn.Stat. § 82.85, subd. 2 (2014) because it did not include consideration, an essential term.”
Woischke v. Stursberg & Fine, Inc., 920 N.W.2d 419 (Minn. 2018). · cites it 4× “Woischke claimed that, because Stursberg did not have a broker license at the time of the transaction, Stursberg had violated Minn. Stat. § 82.85 , subd. 1 (2018), which states, "No person shall bring or maintain any action in the courts of this state for the collection of…”
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