A person whose registered interest is affected by a statement of adverse claim filed before August 1, 2003, or by a claim of unregistered interest, or the person's agent, may file a demand for discharge of the claim of unregistered interest. A copy of the demand must be mailed to the claimant at the address stated on the claim. An affidavit stating the name and address of the person to whom a copy of the demand was mailed must be attached to the demand. The demand must be substantially in the following form: "DEMAND FOR DISCHARGE OF CLAIM OF UNREGISTERED INTEREST.
Date: .....................
................................................, having a registered interest in (name of person having a registered interest) Certificate of Possessory Title (CPT) No. ......., hereby demands that ................................. (name of claimant) either (1) discharge the claimant's claim of unregistered interest regarding the CPT, or (2) petition the court for a determination of the validity of the claim pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 508A.70, subdivision 1. If the claimant fails to do so the claim will terminate and be of no effect 90 days after this demand for discharge is filed with the registrar of titles of ............... county, Minnesota. ......................................(signature of person having registered interest or agent)"
Unless the claimant has petitioned the court as provided in subdivision 1 and filed with the registrar of titles a certified copy of the petition, the claim shall terminate and be of no effect 90 days after the filing of a demand for discharge with attached affidavit regarding mailing. The registrar of titles shall not carry forward to new CPTs the memorial of any claim that has terminated or has been discharged pursuant to this subdivision.
The registration of a claim of unregistered interest has the same effect as to priority as the registration of any instrument under this chapter. If the instrument under which the claim is made is filed before the claim has been terminated or discharged, the instrument shall have the same priority as the claim and the registrar of titles shall include in the memorial of the instrument a reference to the document number of the claim.
Minn. Stat. § 508A.70
1982 c 396 s 63; 1986 c 444; 2003 c 5 art 1 s 12; 2013 c 10 s 5