MN SF3907

Allows unmarried domestic abuse victims who share a contract for deed with their abuser to petition the court to extinguish the abuser's interest in the property

Requires the abuser to have abandoned the property for six consecutive months and made no documented payments during that period for the court to grant relief in contested cases

Accepts qualifying documentation including orders for protection, no-contact orders, law enforcement statements, or statements from healthcare professionals, domestic abuse advocates, or sexual assault counselors

Creates a presumption of abuse if the respondent has been convicted of or received a stay of adjudication for domestic abuse, sex trafficking, criminal sexual conduct, sexual extortion, identity theft, or harassment

Effective August 1, 2027, applying to petitions filed on or after that date for all contracts for deed regardless of when they were executed