Minnesota Statutes Property and Property Interests (Ch. 500-515B) § 514.672. Environmental lien

Subdivision 1. Lien amount; property subject to lien.All cleanup action expenses for which a person is liable to the state undersection 115B.04or115C.04, constitute a lien in favor of the state upon all real property that:

Subd. 2. Attachment.An environmental lien attaches when:

Subd. 3. Continuation of lien.An environmental lien continues until the liability for the cleanup action costs, or a judgment against the person referred to in subdivision 1 arising out of the liability, is satisfied or becomes unenforceable through operation of the statute of limitations undersection 115B.11or541.05, subdivision 1, clause (2), unless the lien is released under subdivision 5.

Subd. 4. Lien priority.An environmental lien is subject to the rights of any other person, including an owner, purchaser, holder of a mortgage or security interest, or judgment lien creditor, whose interest is perfected before a lien notice has been filed as provided insection 514.673. The rights of such other person must be afforded the same protections against an environmental lien as are afforded against a judgment lien which arises out of an unsecured obligation and which arises as of the time of the filing of the lien notice as provided insection 514.673.