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RELEVANT LINKS: • Use Deed. When a city acquires tax-forfeited property at no cost,the use of the land will be restricted to specific public purposes specified on the deed document itself for a certain period of time. When the city ceases to use the land for the specified purposes,the land may revert to the state of Minnesota. Minn.Stat.§410.33. Home rule charter cities may have special requirements in their charters. These cities should check their charters for additional restrictions. However, if the charter is silent in this area, the city may follow the same rules that apply to statutory cities. A. Purchase Minn.Stat.§412.211. Statutory cities have the power to purchase real property within or outside of their corporate limits. Home rule charter cities generally have similar authority in their charters. Minn.Stat.§ 117.52. A city may have a responsibility to pay relocation costs to persons who are See Part I-E-Eminent domain. displaced from their homes, farms, or businesses as a result of the purchase. Minn.Stat.§282.01,subd.2. This law may apply even when the eminent domain process is not used to require the sale of the land. Most cities include a waiver in the final contract if these costs have been included in the price or if the sale is a negotiated one. Minn.Stat.§ 130.05,subd.3. If a city is developing an offer or counteroffer to purchase real property, it See Part III—I-Open Meeting Law. may close a meeting. B. Gifts of land to cities Minn.Stat.§465,03. Any city may accept a grant or devise real property and maintain such property for the purpose of its citizens in accordance with the terms prescribed by the donor. The city council must do the following in order to accept the land: • The council must pass a resolution by a two-thirds majority. This is a two-thirds vote of the entire council,not just the members who are present. • The resolution must express the terms of acceptance in detail. Minn.Stat.§465.03.Also Before accepting a grant of land,however, a city should carefully consider see Part III-A— Environmental. whether the conditions of the grant are ones it can follow. For example, a Housing and Redevelopment city could not agree to use the property for religious or sectarian purposes. Authority of City of South St. Paul v. united Stockyards Additionally, a city should investigate the history of the land to make sure Corp.,309 Minn.331,332, the land is not contaminated before accepting such a gift. 244 N.W.2d 275,276(1976). League of Minnesota Cities Information Memo: 1/22/2015 Purchase and Sale of Real Property Page 2