STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN

____________________________

			Plaintiff(s),

vs.

____________________________

			Defendant(s).

DISTRICT COURT
FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
Case Type: Reduced Mortgage Redemption

Court File No. _______________

ORDER

The above-entitled matter came on for hearing on ______________, 20__. The hearing was held remotely through Zoom before the Hennepin County Examiner of Titles to whom the matter has been duly referred pursuant to Court Order.  ____ appeared for Plaintiff and ____ appeared for Defendant.

The Court having duly considered the Complaint, and evidence provided by Plaintiff, finds:

1.	Plaintiff is a ____________ organized under the laws of ___________.

2.	Defendant(s), ______________________________ is/are the owner(s) of real property in Hennepin County, Minnesota legally described as follows:

[insert legal description]

and having an address as follows:

3.	On ___________, _______, Defendants, ___________, executed and delivered to _________________ a note in the principal amount of $___________ (the “Note”).

4.	To secure payment of the Note, ______________ executed and delivered a mortgage in favor of _______________, dated _________ and filed on _____________ as Hennepin County (Recorder/Registrar of Titles) Document No. _________ (the “Mortgage”), which mortgaged the premises described in paragraph 2, above.

5.	Plaintiff is now the owner of the Mortgage [pursuant to an Assignment of Mortgage dated __________ and filed on ____________ as Hennepin County (Recorder/Registrar of Titles) Document No.  _____________].

6.	There has been a default in the payment of money under the Mortgage for at least 60 days as of the date of the filing of the Complaint.

7.	Plaintiff has commenced a foreclosure of the Mortgage by advertisement and the notice of sale contains the statement required by Minnesota Statutes, Section 580.04, clause (7).
[or]
Plaintiff has completed a foreclosure of the Mortgage by advertisement, the notice of sale contains the statement required by Minn. Stat. §580.04, clause (7), and the Sheriff’s Certificate of Sale was filed on ______________ as Hennepin County (Recorder/Registrar of Titles) Document No. ________________ [and the following Defendants are holders of  junior liens and interests who have filed with the county recorder of registrar of titles a certificate in accordance with Minn. Stat. §582.032, Subd. 3, requesting notice of any post foreclosure sale reduction of the mortgagor’s redemption period for any superior lien:  __________________].

8.	The mortgaged premises are:
a.	ten acres or less in size;
b.	improved with a residential dwelling consisting of less than five units, which is not a model home or a dwelling under construction;
c.	not property used in agricultural production; and 
d.	abandoned.

9.	The mortgaged premises are vacant, unoccupied and abandoned as required by Minn. Stat. §582.032, Subd. 7.

10.	All statutory provisions have been complied with including Minn. Stat. §582.032.

11.	Plaintiff is entitled to an Order of the Court reducing the mortgage redemption period to five weeks pursuant to Minn. Stat. §582.032.

NOTE: Bankruptcy and military status findings are generally not necessary. If the mortgagor or assign is currently in the military, a finding should address it.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, as follows:

That the mortgagor’s redemption period under the foreclosure of Mortgage Document No. __________ regarding real property described as follows:

	[insert legal description]

is reduced to five weeks from (the date of the entry of this Order / the date of the mortgage foreclosure sale).

Dated:  ___________________			_____________________________
							Judge of District Court