Minnesota Statutes 13.51 – Assessor’s Data
Subdivision 1.Generally.
The following data collected, created and maintained by political subdivisions are classified as private, pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 12, or nonpublic depending on the content of the specific data:
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 13.51
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Data on individuals: means all government data in which any individual is or can be identified as the subject of that data, unless the appearance of the name or other identifying data can be clearly demonstrated to be only incidental to the data and the data are not accessed by the name or other identifying data of any individual. See Minnesota Statutes 13.02
- Designee: means any person designated by a responsible authority to be in charge of individual files or systems containing government data and to receive and comply with requests for government data. See Minnesota Statutes 13.02
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Political subdivision: means any county, statutory or home rule charter city, school district, special district, any town exercising powers under chapter 368 and located in the metropolitan area, as defined in section 473. See Minnesota Statutes 13.02
- state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- verified: when used in reference to writings, means supported by oath or affirmation. See Minnesota Statutes 645.45
Data contained on sales sheets received from private multiple listing service organizations where the contract with the organizations requires the political subdivision to refrain from making the data available to the public.
Subd. 2.Income property assessment data.
The following data collected by political subdivisions and the state from individuals or business entities concerning income properties are classified as private or nonpublic data pursuant to section 13.02, subdivisions 9 and 12:
(a) detailed income and expense figures;
(b) average vacancy factors;
(c) verified net rentable areas or net usable areas, whichever is appropriate;
(d) anticipated income and expenses;
(e) projected vacancy factors; and
(f) lease information.
Subd. 3.Data on income of individuals.
Income information on individuals collected and maintained by political subdivisions to determine eligibility of property for class 4d under sections 273.128 and 273.13, is private data on individuals as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12.
Subd. 4.Request for legal discovery of income property assessment data.
Upon request by a party to a responsible authority or designee for legal discovery of income property assessment data, as defined in subdivision 2, the requesting party shall notify the owner of record of the property.