1997 Minnesota Code
Chapters 480 - 494 Judiciary
Chapter 488A Municipal Courts; Hennepin and Ramsey Counties
Section 488A.11 Forcible entry and unlawful detainer actions.
488A.11 Forcible entry and unlawful detainer actions.
Subdivision 1. Return days. Return days for forcible entry and unlawful detainer actions may be fixed by rule promulgated by a majority of the judges.
Subd. 2. Procedure; forms. Sections 566.01 to 566.16 apply to the court. The forms therein prescribed, with appropriate modifications, may be used.
Subd. 3. Default judgments. Whenever a duly verified complaint in an action of forcible entry or unlawful detainer shows one of the causes of action set forth in section 566.03 and on the return day of the summons the defendant does not appear, the judge, upon proof of the due service of the summons, shall enter an order adjudging the defendant to be in default, and thereafter the court administrator shall enter judgment for the plaintiff without the introduction of evidence.
HIST: 1955 c 215 s 11; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82
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