SF 3183 Summary

• Modifies the definition of "residential use" in the Minnesota Common Interest Ownership Act to clarify that it means use as a dwelling (primary, secondary, or seasonal) but excludes transient uses like hotels/motels and residential rental purposes where individual dwellings are not separate units or on separate parcels.

• Expands the definition of "declarant" to include unit owners whose units were previously restricted to nonresidential use but become eligible for residential use when restrictions expire or are modified.

• Strengthens fair housing protections by clarifying that unit owners in residential units may make accessibility modifications necessary for persons with disabilities under the Fair Housing Amendments Act and Minnesota Human Rights Act.

• Modifies conversion property provisions to replace "occupied for residential use" language with "occupied" to broaden protections for existing occupants during the conversion process from rental to common interest community ownership.

• Applies section 515B.1-106 (local requirements) to all common interest communities and clarifies application of other statutory provisions based on creation dates of the communities.