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This is public information as mandated by the State of Minnesota Data Practices Act.
Parcel boundary data, maps and ownership records are maintained at the county level, usually by the recorder's, assessor's or land surveyor's offices.
Property ownership information can be requested from the County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. For more information, please visit their website to Request a Real Estate Record.
Legal descriptions appear in deeds, mortgages, and other documents that affect the property. Most legal descriptions include the name of the county in which the property is located. Each legal description identifies one and only one piece of property in the county in which it is used.
The MRT is based on the amount of debt secured by a mortgage of real property and is imposed when the mortgage is recorded. The MRT rate is 0.23 percent of the total debt. The deed tax is a transfer tax. It is imposed on the value of real property transferred.
If you lose or misplace the original deed, you may obtain a certified copy from the County Recorder or Registrar of Titles in the county where the property is located. A certified copy of the deed may be recorded in any county with the same force and effect that the original deed would have if it were so recorded.
The primary responsibility of the County Recorder is to accept and maintain a permanent public repository of real estate records. Types of documents in the repository include deeds, mortgages, contracts for deed, mortgage satisfactions, foreclosure records, probate documents, and easements.
Start with a public records search at the local county recorder's office or the tax assessor. The recorder's office keeps all the permanent public records that have to do with real property. The clerk will do the property owner lookup for you with the address you've given them.