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Towing rules for property managers in Minnesota
Before you have a car towed from your property in Minnesota, check these rules. They are a summary of state law; your city or county may add more.
We did not find statewide sign or notice rules for Minnesota in the laws we read. Check your city or county code.
What the sign law says
Applies to: Private nonresidential property and residential property other than single-family or duplex
On private nonresidential property (stores, offices, business lots) and on residential property other than single-family or duplex, a car can be towed right away only if the property is properly posted. The statute says "properly posted" but, in the sections reviewed, does not spell out sign size, wording, or placement.
Minn. Stat. 168B.04, subd. 2(b)(2) (opens in a new tab)
The statute requires a property to be "properly posted" but gives no sign size, wording or placement in the sections reviewed. Additional quoted text comes from: Minn. Stat. 168B.04, subd. 2; 168B.09, subd. 2 <https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/168B.09>.
Tow-away signs
- On private nonresidential property (stores, offices, business lots) and on residential property other than single-family or duplex, a car can be towed right away only if the property is properly posted. On nonresidential property that is not posted, the car must sit unattended for 24 hours first. Minn. Stat. 168B.04, subd. 2(b)(2) (opens in a new tab)
- On single-family or duplex residential property a car left without permission can be towed immediately, with no sign required. A lot run by a vehicle repair or service shop must give the owner 5 business days' notice by certified mail before removing a car. Minn. Stat. 168B.04, subd. 2(b)(2)(i), (iv) (opens in a new tab)
- The statute says "properly posted" but, in the sections reviewed, does not spell out sign size, wording, or placement. Check your city's rules and photograph the signs (or lack of them) at the lot right away. Minn. Stat. 168B.04, subd. 2; 168B.09, subd. 2 (opens in a new tab)