Minnesota partition fence law requires neighboring owners or occupants of. When two or more persons are interested, as joint tenants or as tenants in common, in real property.Minn. Stat. § 558.01 says that when people own land as joint tenants or tenants in common, an action may be brought for a sale or split of the property. Chapter 558 - PARTITION OF REAL ESTATE. Section 558.01 - PARTITION, SALE; WHO MAY BRING ACTION. In the partition action complaint in Minnesota, they must show that they own the property and no longer wish to, and the court will hear the case. Third-Party Practice. In the case of farmland, an in-kind partition may be possible depending on the number of acres and owners. In Minnesota, a partition or quiet title action may be used to resolve the dispute, divide it or force the sale of the property. Once the sale is complete and the proceeds have been deposited into the court the second part of the partition action begins.