b'M&B CaresA Year in ReviewMoss & Barnett in Our Community Our team at Moss & Barnett found ways to give back to our communities and engage in acts of service through our M&B Cares initiative. Here are the service projects we participated in 2023:2023 Komen Minnesota Race for the CureMoss & Barnett Hosts Students from Blessed TrinityM&B Cares sent a team of volunteers to the 2023 Komen Minnesota Race for the Cure which took place on May 14, 2023. The Race for the Cure is Catholic School Komens signature fundraising event. Our volunteers handed out Komen wraps to all participants to be used as interactive pieces in the Opening For the tenth year in a row, Moss & Barnett hosted students from Blessed Trinity Catholic School (Richfield, Minnesota) on DecemberCeremony. They roamed throughout the event site and made sure everyone 11 and 12, 2023, for a morning education program on the law. This year, the firm hosted two separate classes (one of which ishad a wrap, which was very much appreciated on an especially cold and pictured). The students learned the difference between civil and criminal law, the way laws and rules of law come into effect, and howrainy race morning.the legal process works. They also learned how to read a statute and how to read a court decision. The morning program was runThank you to our M&B Cares Volunteers: Audrey, Rose, and Lynn Holmen; Sara Buntin; like a law school class, with the students being asked questions at random, based on the materials they read in advance. The morningLori and Dan ODonnell; Michael ODonnell; Shelly Doerr; Sue Rivers; Phil and Peggy Rush; Maureen Montpetit; Monica Lash; Lori and Krista Turgeon; and Bridget and Darringer Funches.finished with a long trek on the skyway and lunch at a downtown Minneapolis restaurant.2023 Urban League Twin Cities Annual Family Day HomecomingVolunteers from the firm helped the Urban League Twin Cities put on their 33rd Annual Family Day Homecoming on August 26, 2023. This event strives to provide a stress-free day of fun for families and is meant to empower families as they learn of the resources and services that are available to them. Our team ran the Kids Zone which included field games, face painting, and a bouncy slide. In addition, M&B Cares provided a cash donation to the Urban League for the event.We always enjoy it when Mr. Boyle and his eighth-grade students from Blessed Trinity come for their annual visit! Pictured from left to right: Monica Lash, Joylina Distel, and Peggy and Phil Rush"Minnesota Nice" Continued from Page 9 2023 Shoes for Hennepin Healthcare Psychiatric practice (though not required) to record the contract cancellation notice because such recording is deemed by statute to be primaCare Patientsfacie evidence of cancellation; and third, if the contract affects farmland, Minnesotas strict farmer-lender mediation requirementsM&B Cares learned that Hennepin Healthcare had no shoes to provide to apply. Also, if a property is Torrens, an additional proceeding is generally undertaken to clear the cancelled contract from theadult inpatient psychiatric care patients as they are discharged, so the M&B certificate of title, and after five years a cancelled contract can be removed from the certificate solely by examiners directive. Lastly, inCares team ran a shoe drive for the month of November 2023. We wanted 2021, Minnesota expanded certain protections for mortgage borrowers to include contract for deed buyers regarding consultantto make sure our neighbors had access to shoes and socks during their time or solicitor scams, though this should not impact a sellers statutory cancellation process. As with purchase agreements, failure toof need.abide by the statutes may result in a contract not being legally terminated. Our office can assist with all aspects of a contract for deedPictured from left to right: Tia Ronningen and Katie Daughertytransaction, from preparation and recording through completion or cancellation.8) Uniform Conveyancing Blanks (UCBs): Minnesotas commerce department provides on its website, available to the public, uniform blank forms of deeds, mortgages, contracts for deed, cancellations (including those discussed above), and other various2023 Hope Academy Christmas Book Giveaway instruments, notices, and affidavits. The commerce department has approved and recommended use of these UCBs in Minnesota, andM&B Cares purchased and gift wrapped 52 copies of The Chronicles all county recorders or registrars are familiar with and will accept the UCBs for recording purposes, provided the UCBs are not alteredof Narnia box set for the 7th grade students at Hope Academy. Hope other than filling in blanks and checkboxes. This is a good resource for out-of-state practitioners, but it is still best practice to have anAcademy is a private inner-city school serving over 700 K-12 students in the attorney review any documents prepared utilizing the UCBs, to confirm such documents satisfy any other state-specific requirementsMinneapolis area. such as those discussed above. Pictured from left to right: Eric Tonder, Carrie Diaz, Maureen Montpetit, Cori Marsolek, and Sue RiversOur Real Estate team is here to assist you with any real estate needs or questions you may have.10 11'