Helpful Links

FEDERAL

These are laws that affect everyone regardless of what state you are in.

Fair Housing Act - prohibits discrimination in housing on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, familial status, or disability by housing providers, such as landlords and real estate companies as well as other entities, such as municipalities, banks or other lending institutions, and homeowners insurance companies.

Home Mortgage Disclosure Act - (HMDA), requires lending institutions to report public loan data. In this section of the website, you can find out more about the regulation and its interpretation.

Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act - RESPA is a HUD consumer protection statute designed to help homebuyers be better shoppers in the home buying process, and is enforced by HUD.

SDN List

FDIC

HUD-new rules or letter regarding changes.

IRS-Federal Tax Liens (PDF)

Office of Thrift Supervision

United States Bankruptcy Court

Bureau of Land Management - Official federal land patent records site for eastern public land states (including Minnesota) issued between 1820 and 1908.

STATE of MINNESOTA

Links to each county's website

Minnesota Attorney General's Office

Real Estate Uniform Conveyancing Blanks, Minnesota Department of Commerce

Standards for Documents to be Recorded or Filed MS Chapter 507.093

Statewide County Recording Fees

Septic Rules & Regulations

Electronic Real Estate Recording Task Force (ERERTF) Information and resources, including the Trusted Submitter Advisory Guide

Minnesota Legislation and Bill Tracking

Minnesota Department of Commerce

REAL ESTATE BROKERS, TITLE COMPANIES and CLOSERS

American Land Title Association