$75,000, personal property only
Under Minn. Stat. §524.3-1201, a successor can collect debts, tangible personal property, securities, safe deposit box contents, and vehicle titles when the entire probate estate is $75,000 or less — all through a single affidavit, without needing a separate vehicle-specific form the way some states require.
Never real estate, at any value
The affidavit doesn't reach real estate at any value. A house titled solely in the decedent's name generally requires formal or informal probate regardless of how modest the rest of the estate is.
A second track, built around the homestead
Minnesota also offers summary assignment or distribution under §524.3-1203, subd. 5, available when the gross probate estate is $150,000 or less — specifically excluding the value of an exempt homestead and other exempt property from that calculation. This is a genuinely different mechanism from the basic affidavit, not just a higher version of the same thing.
A 30-day wait, then straight to the holder
Once 30 days have passed since death, and no probate petition is pending or granted, the affidavit is presented directly to whoever holds the property — a bank, employer, or similar institution — with no court filing fee, since it doesn't open a court case.
Statewide limit, 87 counties
Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, and Anoka County among them — the $75,000 threshold and 30-day wait apply identically statewide.