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THE 2007 MINNESOTA STATE BUILDING CODE Hazardous and substandard buildings 463.15 Definitions. Subdivision 1. Coverage. For purposes of sections 463.15 to 463.26 the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. Subd. 2. Building. "Bui(ding" includes any structure or part of a structure. Subd. 3. Hazardous building or hazardous property. "Hazardous building or hazardous property" means any building or properly, which because of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, physical damage, unsanitary condition, or abandonment, constitutes a fire hazard or a hazard to public safety or health. Subd. 4. Owner, owner of record, and lien holder of record. "Owner," "owner of record," and "lien holder of record" means a person having a right or interest in property describeci in subdivision 3 and evidence of which is filed and recorded in the office of the county recorder or registrar of tities in the county in which the property is situated. HIST: 1965 c 393 s l; 1967 c 324 s 1; 1976 c 181 s 2; 1989 c 328 art 6 s 5,6 � 463.151 Removal by municipality; consent; cost. i � The governing body of any city or town may remove or raze any hazardous building or remove or correct any hazardous condition of real estate upon obtaining the consent in writing of all owners of record, occupying tenants, and all lien holders of record; the cost shall be charged against the real estate as provided in section 463.21, except the governing body may provide that the cost so assessed may be paid in not to exceed �ve equal annual installments with interest thereon, at eight percent per annum. HIST: 1967 c 324 s 2; 1974 c 341 s 1 463.152 Exercise of eminent domain. Subdivision 1. Purpose, public interest. In order to maintain a sufficient supply of adequate, safe, and sanitary housing and buildings used for living, commercial, industrial, or other purposes or any combination of purposes, it is found that the public interest requires that municipalities be authorized to acquire buildings, real estate on which buildings are located, or vacant or undeveloped real estate which are found to be hazardous within the meaning of section 463.15, subdivision 3, and the acquisition of such buildings and real estate is hereby declared to be a pubiic purpose. Subd. 2. Acquisition; procedure. In furtherance of the public policy declared in subdivision l, the governing body of any city or town may acquire any hazardous building, real estate on which any such building is located, or vacant or undeveloped real estate by eminent domain in the manner provided by chapter 117. HIST: 1974 c 341 s 3; 1976 c 2 s 140 91