Minnesota partition fence law requires neighboring owners or occupants of. In the case of farmland, an in-kind partition may be possible depending on the number of acres and owners.In Minnesota, the land or the proceeds must be divided according to the tenancy the parties held when they owned the land. Partitions are addressed in Chapter 558 of Minnesota Statutes. Minn. Stat. A partition action enables you to force the sale of property when coowners are refusing to sell. When two or more people own the same property, one of the owners CAN force a sale of the jointly owned property via a partition action or lawsuit. A partition action is a means of separating the ownership interests of multiple parties through whatever means are reasonable and will do the least damage.