Partitions are addressed in Chapter 558 of Minnesota Statutes. Minn. Stat. When two or more persons are interested, as joint tenants or as tenants in common, in real.A partition action enables you to force the sale of property when coowners are refusing to sell. 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. 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. When the coowners of the property cannot come to an agreement, a partition lawsuit may be brought to try to force the sale of the property.