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Home » US Law » 2022 Minnesota Statutes » Chapters 272 - 289 — Property Taxes » Chapter 274 — Assessments; Review, Correction, Equalization

Section 274.01 — Board Of Appeal And Equalization.

274.01 BOARD OF APPEAL AND EQUALIZATION. Subdivision 1. Ordinary board; meetings, deadlines, grievances. (a) The town board of a town, or the council or other governing body of a city, is the local board of appeal and equalization except (1) in cities whose charters provide for a board of equalization or (2) in any city […]

Section 274.014 — Local Boards; Appeals And Equalization Course And Meeting Requirements.

274.014 LOCAL BOARDS; APPEALS AND EQUALIZATION COURSE AND MEETING REQUIREMENTS. Subdivision 1. Handbook for local boards. By no later than January 1, 2005, the commissioner of revenue must develop a handbook detailing procedures, responsibilities, and requirements for local boards of appeal and equalization. The handbook must include, but need not be limited to, the role […]

Section 274.03 — Notice Of Meeting.

274.03 NOTICE OF MEETING. The clerk shall give at least ten days’ posted notice of the time and place of the meeting of the board of review. Failure to give notice or hold the meeting does not vitiate any assessment, except as to the excess over the market value of the property. History: (2036) RL […]

Section 274.07 — List By Person Sick Or Absent.

274.07 LIST BY PERSON SICK OR ABSENT. If any person required to list property for taxation is prevented by sickness or absence from listing it with the assessor, the person, or the person’s agent in charge of the property, may give the auditor a statement of the property value as required by this chapter at […]

Section 274.08 — Correction Of Books.

274.08 CORRECTION OF BOOKS. The county auditor shall carefully examine the assessment books. If any property has been omitted, the auditor shall enter it on the list. The auditor shall notify the assessor of the omission. Upon notification, the assessor shall immediately determine the value of the omitted property and correct the original return. If […]

Section 274.09 — Correction Of False Lists And Returns.

274.09 CORRECTION OF FALSE LISTS AND RETURNS. If the county auditor believes that any person has given the assessor a false statement of personal property, or that the assessor has not returned the full amount of all property required to be listed in the assessor’s town or district, or has omitted, or made an erroneous […]

Section 274.10 — Property Omitted Or Undervalued.

274.10 PROPERTY OMITTED OR UNDERVALUED. Subdivision 1. Examiner; appointment, duties. The governor shall appoint an examiner when it appears to the governor on a verified complaint, or by the finding of a court or of the legislature, or any committee of the legislature, that a considerable amount of property in any county has been improperly […]

Section 274.11 — Taxes A Lien On Property In Examiner’s List.

274.11 TAXES A LIEN ON PROPERTY IN EXAMINER’S LIST. The taxes upon the property on the list of the examiner under section 274.10, and found to have been omitted from or undervalued in the tax list for any year, is a lien upon all the real property owned in the county by any person named […]

Section 274.12 — Duties Of Auditor And Assessors.

274.12 DUTIES OF AUDITOR AND ASSESSORS. Upon the receipt of the examiner’s list, the county auditor shall enter the property described in it in the real and personal property assessment books. Upon receiving the books from the auditor, the assessor shall assess the property entered in it at its market value as shown by the […]

Section 274.13 — County Board Of Appeal And Equalization.

274.13 COUNTY BOARD OF APPEAL AND EQUALIZATION. Subdivision 1. Members; meetings; rules for equalizing assessments. The county commissioners, or a majority of them, with the county auditor, or, if the auditor cannot be present, the deputy county auditor, or, if there is no deputy, the court administrator of the district court, shall form a board […]

Section 274.135 — County Boards; Appeals And Equalization Course And Meeting Requirements.

274.135 COUNTY BOARDS; APPEALS AND EQUALIZATION COURSE AND MEETING REQUIREMENTS. Subdivision 1. Handbook for county boards. By no later than January 1, 2009, the commissioner of revenue must develop a handbook detailing procedures, responsibilities, and requirements for county boards of appeal and equalization. The handbook must include, but need not be limited to, the role […]

Section 274.14 — Length Of Session; Record.

274.14 LENGTH OF SESSION; RECORD. The board must meet after the second Friday in June on at least one meeting day and may meet for up to ten consecutive meeting days. The actual meeting dates must be contained on the valuation notices mailed to each property owner in the county as provided in section 273.121. […]

Section 274.16 — Corrected Lists.

274.16 CORRECTED LISTS. The county assessor or, in Ramsey County, the official designated by the board of county commissioners shall calculate the changes of the assessment lists determined by the county board of equalization, and make corrections accordingly, in the real or personal lists, or both, and shall make duplicates of them. One must be […]

Section 274.17 — Record; Abstract To County Auditors.

274.17 RECORD; ABSTRACT TO COUNTY AUDITORS. The secretary shall keep a record of the proceedings of the county board of equalization. The record must be published in the annual report of the commissioner of management and budget. Upon final adjournment the secretary shall send each county auditor an abstract of the proceedings, specifying: (1) the […]

Section 274.175 — Values Finalized.

274.175 VALUES FINALIZED. The assessments recorded by the county assessor and the county auditor under sections 273.124, subdivision 9; 274.16; 274.17; or other law for real and personal property are final on July 1 of the assessment year, except for property added to the assessment rolls under section 272.02, subdivision 38, and assessments certified to […]

Section 274.18 — Abstract Of Realty Assessment Roll To Town Clerks.

274.18 ABSTRACT OF REALTY ASSESSMENT ROLL TO TOWN CLERKS. Once each year, the county auditor shall make out and send to each town clerk in the county who has requested it, a copy or abstract of the latest available real estate assessment roll of the town, as equalized by the county and state boards of […]