Can you use a transfer-on-death deed in Minnesota?

Yes. In Minnesota, an owner may transfer real estate at death by a deed that expressly states it is effective only on the owner’s death, complies with the law for deeds and is recorded in the county before the owner’s death, and the owner can revoke it at any time by recording a revocation before death. Until it takes effect the deed has no effect on title. The beneficiary’s signature, consent or agreement, notice to the beneficiary and delivery to the beneficiary are not required during the owner’s lifetime. A transfer on death deed that is executed, acknowledged and recorded under the section is not revoked by a will. If the owner later conveys the property to someone else by an ordinary deed, the transfer on death deed is ineffective as to the interest conveyed. This is Minn. Stat. § 507.071.

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Transfer-on-death deedAllowed; record before death

Source

Minn. Stat. § 507.071

Read the statute in the Minnesota Statutes (Office of the Revisor of Statutes): revisor.mn.gov.

Checked against the statute on November 13, 2026.

This is a summary of a published statute, not legal advice. Rules change, local ordinances can add to them, and the terms of a specific lease may differ. Check the citation and speak to a lawyer before acting.

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