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Minnesota · Minn. Stat. §513.56Minnesota stigmatized property: what §513.56 leaves out of the seller's disclosure

Minnesota's seller disclosure duty in §513.55 does not create a duty to disclose that residential property is or was occupied by someone who is or was suspected to be infected with HIV or diagnosed with AIDS; that it was the site of a suicide, accidental death, natural death or perceived paranormal activity; or that it is in a neighborhood with an adult family home, community-based residential facility or nursing home (Minn. Stat. §513.56, subd. 1). Homicide is not on that list. Information about registered predatory offenders needn't be disclosed if the seller timely gives a written notice that registry information can be obtained from the local law enforcement agency or the Department of Corrections (subd. 2). These limits modify common law duties to disclose material facts (subd. 4).

What the statute says

  1. No duty (subd. 1)

    Suicide, accidental or natural death, perceived paranormal activity, an occupant's HIV/AIDS.

  2. Neighborhood (subd. 1)

    Adult family homes, community-based residential facilities and nursing homes nearby.

  3. Offenders (subd. 2)

    No duty if the seller timely gives the written registry notice.

  4. Common law (subd. 4)

    The limits modify common law duties to disclose material facts.

Still not allowed

  • A homicide isn't on the subdivision 1 list – ask counsel before leaving it out.
  • The offender exception depends on the seller giving the written registry notice in time (subd. 2).
  • Physical damage or contamination from the event is a condition question under §513.55.

How agents and TCs handle the question

  • A buyer's direct question gets a truthful answer or a referral to the seller – never a made-up one.
  • Physical consequences – damage, cleanup, meth contamination – go on the condition disclosure.
  • Write down the question and the answer in the deal notes.

Questions buyers and sellers ask

Do you have to disclose a death in a house in Minnesota?

Not a suicide, accidental death or natural death – §513.55 creates no duty to disclose them (Minn. Stat. §513.56, subd. 1). Homicide isn't on that list.

Do you have to disclose a haunted house in Minnesota?

No – perceived paranormal activity is on the list of facts §513.55 does not require the seller to disclose (Minn. Stat. §513.56, subd. 1(2)).

Related guides

Log buyer questions and the answers given as deal notes in ClosingCode, so the file shows what was asked and said.

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Source: Minnesota Statutes §513.56 (revisor.mn.gov, read October 26, 2026).

General information, not legal advice. ClosingCode is software; it is not a law firm or brokerage. This guide is not a substitute for the advice or services of an attorney.