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The Minnesota Appeals Court on Monday backed the new owners of Lowry Grove Mobile Home Park in St. Anthony in an ongoing dispute between owners and residents over the site's future.
 

Residents of the park had challenged the sale of the property to a developer last summer, arguing that under Minnesota law they had a right to buy the property and keep the park open. The 

appeals court ruling dismissed that claim


, but said the park residents may be entitled to more money beyond the cost of their homes.
 

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Traci Tomas, Vice President of The Village, LLC, the park's new owners, called the ruling a win that provides "finality for all parties."
 

But Alan Arthur, CEO of the nonprofit developer Aeon, which is working with the residents, also saw good in the ruling, pointing to how the court said residents may be more compensation. Residents will use the compensation process to keep pushing for a purchase and a Minnesota Supreme Court appeal is a possibility, he added.
 


 
"We have options that we will be weighing with the residents and with our attorneys," Arthur said.
 


The case now returns to the lower court for further consideration. The park is set to close June 30.

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Residents of Lowry Grove had argued state law gave them the right to buy the property and keep the park open. The court dismissed the claim but said residents may be entitled to more money.

MN appeals court backs new owners of St. Anthony mobile home park

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