# Minnesota — Septic system inspection at property sale: which states require it

For Minnesota, inspection required at sale? is Before signing an agreement to sell or transfer real property, the seller or transferor must disclose in writing to the buyer or transferee information on how sewage generated at the property is managed; who obtains / pays is the seller or transferor; authority is Sec. 115.55 MN Statutes, verified against its source on 2026-08-18.

- **State:** Minnesota _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Inspection required at sale?:** Before signing an agreement to sell or transfer real property, the seller or transferor must disclose in writing to the buyer or transferee information on how sewage generated at the property is managed _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Who obtains / pays:** the seller or transferor _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Authority:** Sec. 115.55 MN Statutes _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> (a) Before signing an agreement to sell or transfer real property, the seller or transferor must disclose in writing to the buyer or transferee information on how sewage generated at the property is managed. The disclosure must be made by delivering a statement to the buyer or transferee that either: (1) the sewage goes to a facility permitted by the agency; or (2) the sewage does not go to a permitted facility, and is therefore subject to applicable requirements.

## Source

- https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/115.55

Last verified: 2026-08-18. Review by: 2027-08-18.
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