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defendant [LGP]’s rejection of the Aeon Purchase Agreement violated Minn. Stat. <br />§ 327C.095, subd. 6; (4) [LGP]’s sale of the Park to [the Village] is contrary to the <br />requirements of Minn. Stat. § 327C.095, subd. 6; and (5) [the Village] having issued <br />a notice to residents that the Park would close within one year of purchasing the <br />Park, is obligated to offer to sell the Park to the residents pursuant to Minn. Stat. § <br />327C.095, subd. 7, and that the nine months within which the Park must remain <br />open after a park closure notice does not begin until the offer has been made to the <br />residents. <br /> <br />Prior to the hearing, Defendants objected to the affidavits filed by Plaintiffs on August 23, 2016, <br />in support of their motion for declaratory judgment. The Court addresses each of the parties’ <br />motions in turn. <br />LEGAL ANALYSIS <br />I. MOTION FOR PARTIAL JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS. <br /> <br />A. Rule 12.03 Standard. <br /> <br />“After the pleadings are closed but within such time as not to delay the trial, any party may <br />move for judgment on the pleadings.” Minn. R. Civ. P. 12.03. Like other Rule 12 motions, the <br />Court considers “only the facts alleged in the complaint, accepting those facts as true and drawing <br />all reasonable inferences in favor of the nonmoving party.” Zutz v. Nelson, 788 N.W.2d 58, 61 <br />(Minn. 2010). “Judgment on the pleadings is proper where the defendant relies on an affirmative <br />defense or counterclaim which does not raise material issues of fact.” Id. The Court’s analysis is <br />confined to whether “the complaint sets forth a legally sufficient claim for relief.” Id. (quoting <br />Bodah v. Lakeville Motor Express, Inc., 663 N.W.2d 550, 553 (Minn.2003)). <br />B. Minn. Stat. § 327C.095, subd. 9 precludes plaintiffs’ claims for injunctive <br />relief and specific performance. <br /> <br />Plaintiffs’ claims stem from the requirements set forth by Minn. Stat. § 327C.095. <br />Plaintiffs seek money damages, declaratory relief, and specific performance. Defendants argue <br />that under the plain language of section 327C.095, subd. 9 Plaintiffs are only allowed to recover <br />35