Minnesota park sale — resident rights
Minnesota gives residents a true right of first refusal when a manufactured home park is sold. This page is the resident side of that law: what triggers it, who must be told, the exact clocks, and how a purchase actually gets organized — computed from the national survey of state purchase laws and the statute it cites.
Trigger: Right of first refusal track (§ 327C.095, subd. 6): a prospective purchaser intends to close the park or convert it to another use within one year of purchase. Other triggers are notice-only: owner advertises or lists the park for sale (§ 327C.096), or owner receives an unsolicited bona fide offer the owner intends to consider or counter (§ 327C.097)
Who must be told: A resident of each manufactured home in the park (for an unsolicited offer, also the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency)
Who can act: For the closure/conversion right of first refusal: a representative authorized by at least one resident of at least 51% of the occupied homes in the park
Households needed: about 51% — see who can act, below, for the exact form it takes.
| Step | Clock | What the statute says |
|---|---|---|
| meet the buyer's cash price and terms and sign a contract (closure or conversion sales only) | 45 days from the owner’s notice | Owner notice of the purchaser's intent to close or convert must be given 45 days before any purchase agreement is signed. During that 45-day period residents have the right to meet the cash price and material terms and execute a purchase agreement; the owner must negotiate in good faith. A new owner who decides to close or convert within one year of buying must likewise give residents 45 days to execute a purchase agreement. |
Total window on the main track: 45 days.
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Assigning the right: Whether the right can be assigned was not stated in the national survey summary — confirm with a local attorney or the state housing agency before counting on it.
Tier is right-of-first-refusal ONLY for the closure/conversion scenario. For a listed/advertised sale and for an unsolicited offer, Minnesota law requires notice but gives residents no right to buy even if they match the price, and no delay period to put an offer together — those tracks are notice-only.
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Rule: Minn. Stat. §§ 327C.095 to 327C.097. Source: National Consumer Law Center, Summary of State Manufactured Home Community Purchase Laws (September 2026).
Verified October 2026. State data verified October 2026 — re-checked quarterly.
General information about how the process works in your state — not legal advice. For a contested eviction, a park-sale fight, or a title dispute with a lienholder, a local attorney or legal-aid office is the next step.