WHEREAS, Minnesota Statute 282.01 provides for the classification and sale of lands forfeited to the State for non-payment of taxes, and
WHEREAS, the classification of said lands has been made by the County Board in accordance with the same Statute and the list of lands so classified as Non-conservation has been submitted to and has been approved by the governing body of the municipality wherein said lands are located, and
WHEREAS, the County Board has approved the appraisal and in certain instances reappraisal of such lands as provided by law and list of such lands has been filed with the County Auditor for the purpose of offering such lands for sale at not less than their appraised value, and
WHEREAS, the County Board is, by law, designated with authority to provide for sale of such lands on terms.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the Board of Commissioners of Crow Wing County, Minnesota, authorizes that such parcels be sold on the following terms to wit: all sales amounting to $100 or less shall be paid in cash at the time of purchase; on sales of $101 - $20,000, the purchaser shall pay at least $100 in cash or 15 percent of such sale price, whichever is greater, with the privilege of paying the balance in five equal annual installments plus interest at the rate determined pursuant to Minnesota Statute 282.01, Subdivision 4; on sales amounting to more than $20,000, the purchaser shall pay at least $100 in cash or 15 percent of such sale price, whichever is greater, with the privilege of paying the balance in ten equal installments plus interest at the rate determined pursuant to Minnesota Statute 282.01, Subdivision 4. The interest rate is subject to change each year on the unpaid balance provided; however, a purchaser having bought two or more adjacent platted lots, the legal descriptions of which would run numerically consecutive, may at their option elect to have them considered as one sale by requesting said lots be included in one contract for sale although said lots may have been purchased separately; and provided that when sales are made in such amounts that $100 will not equal 15 percent of such sale price, the purchaser must pay 15 percent of such sale price in cash; and provided that when lands are sold on terms other than cash and standing timber, timber products or special assessments thereon have been separately appraised, the purchaser shall in addition to the aforementioned payments, pay the purchase price of such timber in accordance with Minnesota Statute 282.01, Subdivisions 3 and 4, and special assessments in full in cash at the time of purchase. Lands with structures shall require filing of a Certificate of Insurance with the Office of the County Auditor.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED any purchaser for lands on this list will be required to pay, at the time of sale, an amount equal to three percent of the total sale price of said parcel in compliance with Minnesota Statute 284.28.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED any purchaser for lands on this list must complete the transaction on the sale date stated below and the right is reserved in the interest of the public to withdraw any parcel at any time prior to its sale, and no township, city or county will be responsible for building or maintaining access roads to any parcel on this list for a period of five years from this sale date.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED all lot sizes and acreage are approximate, all parcels are sold subject to reservations, restrictions and easements of record, if any, and are sold as is, and pursuant to Minnesota Statute 282.20, all lots are subject to exceptions and reservations of all mineral and mineral rights.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED Minnesota Statute 282.014 imposes a $25 fee upon purchasers of tax forfeited land for issuance of a State Deed.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED conveyance upon payment in full will be by State Deed without Abstract of Title or Certificate of Title that may affect the marketability of the property.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED as required by Minnesota Statute 282.01, Subdivision 6, all State Tax Deeds must be recorded with the County Recorder prior to issuing the Deed to the purchaser, therefore a recording fee of $46 or as set by the County Recorder, for each State Deed issued must be paid to the Crow Wing County Recorder by the purchaser when tax forfeited land is paid for in full.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED as required by Minnesota Statute 287.21, all State Tax Deeds are subject to State Deed Tax that must be paid by the purchaser at the rate of .0033 of the total purchase price, minimum of $1.65.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the County Board requires a transaction/service fee of $25, in addition to the sale price, to be paid by the purchaser at the time of sale, to be deposited into the General Fund.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the County Board certifies that all parcels of land have been viewed and comply with the provisions of Minnesota Statutes 85.012, 92.461 and 282.018 and other statutes that require the withholding of tax forfeited lands from sale.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the County Board certifies that the County Land Commissioner has reviewed the land sale list and identified any and all non-forested marginal land and wetland.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the County Board requested approval from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for the sale of said lands and said approval has been received.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED any unsold parcels are available for purchase to anyone offering to pay the appraised value thereof, except that if the person could have repurchased a parcel of property under Minnesota Statutes 282.012 or 282.241, that person shall not be allowed to purchase that same parcel of property at the sale under these Statutes for a purchase price less than the sum of all delinquent taxes and assessments computed under Minnesota Statute 282.251, together with penalties, interest and costs that accrued or would have accrued if the parcel had not forfeited to the State. |
