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CHAPTER 16 • Minn.Stat.§ 117.055. The eminent domain procedure is initiated by a petition that must describe the land to be taken, and identify the landowners. The petition is presented to the district court of the county where the land is situated,asking that the commissioners appraise the damages that may be caused if the land is taken. At least 20 days prior to the presentation of the petition,notice of the petition and the time and place of its presentation must be served upon the landowners named in the petition. If certain landowners cannot be found, the petitioner may file an affidavit to that effect, and fulfill the notice requirement by publishing the required information in the official newspaper for three consecutive weeks. Landowners who are not served are not bound. A right of way map or plat must be served upon a landowner along with the written demand.The petitioner has 10 days to furnish the map following receipt of the written demand. 1995 Minn.Laws ch. 106 A recent legislative decision makes filing a notice of pendency (codified at Minn.Stat.§ in eminent domain proceedings mandatory and specifies that 117.065). the filing should be in the registrar of titles for registered land, in the county recorder for unregistered land,and in both for registered and unregistered land. 411 Relocation and appraisal fees Minn.Stat.§ 117.52. The city must pay relocation assistance and benefits to The Uniform Relocation residents or businesses the city displaces through eminent Assistance and Real Property domain or by purchase of property if federal relocation Acquisition Policies Act,42 assistance and benefits are not available. This is a cost that u.s.c.§§4601-4655. cities will incur with almost every acquisition, and the council should consider it in making a decision to acquire land. In some limited circumstances, owner-occupants may waive relocation benefits. The purchase of property with the proceeds of industrial revenue bonds does not constitute an acquisition that would require payment of relocation benefits. Also, utilities forced to move from a right of way do not qualify for relocation benefits. Minn.Stat.§§ 117.085; In both acquisitions by purchase and by eminent domain, the 117.232; 117.50-.56. owner is entitled to reimbursement for appraisal fees (not to • exceed$500) if the owner is otherwise entitled to reimbursement under federal law. The city as purchaser,must inform the owner of the right, if any, to reimbursement for appraisal fees, together with relocation costs, moving costs and any other related expenses the owner is entitled to under federal law. • 405