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  • 47-06-03. Title to real property - Adverse possession

    N.D. Cent. Code § 47-06-03 · North Dakota · Statutes

    Title 47 › Chapter 47-06 › Section 47-06-03

    Title to real property - Adverse possession A title to real property, vested in any person who has been or hereafter shall be, either alone or including those under whom that person claims, in the actual … Possession by a county under tax deed shall not be deemed adverse.

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  • 28-01-07. Presumption against adverse possession of real estate

    N.D. Cent. Code § 28-01-07 · North Dakota · Statutes

    Title 28 › Chapter 28-01 › Section 28-01-07

    Presumption against adverse possession of real estate In every action for the recovery of real property or for the possession thereof, the person establishing a legal title to the premises must be presumed … it appears that such premises have been held and possessed adversely to such legal title for twenty years before the commencement of such action.

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  • 28-01-08. Adverse possession when based upon written instrument

    N.D. Cent. Code § 28-01-08 · North Dakota · Statutes

    Title 28 › Chapter 28-01 › Section 28-01-08

    Adverse possession when based upon written instrument Whenever it appears that the occupant, or those under whom the occupant claims, entered into the possession of premises under a claim of title exclusive … of the premises included in such instrument, decree or judgment, or of some part of such premises, under such claim for twenty years, the premises so included must be deemed to have been held adversely

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  • 28-01-09. Acts constituting adverse possession based upon a written instrument

    N.D. Cent. Code § 28-01-09 · North Dakota · Statutes

    Title 28 › Chapter 28-01 › Section 28-01-09

    Acts constituting adverse possession based upon a written instrument For the purpose of constituting an adverse possession by any person claiming a title founded upon a written instrument or upon a judgment … of one lot may not be deemed a possession of any other of such lots.

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  • 28-01-11. Acts constituting adverse possession not based upon a written instrument

    N.D. Cent. Code § 28-01-11 · North Dakota · Statutes

    Title 28 › Chapter 28-01 › Section 28-01-11

    Acts constituting adverse possession not based upon a written instrument For the purpose of constituting an adverse possession by a person claiming title not founded upon a written instrument nor upon … a judgment or decree, land shall be deemed to have been possessed and occupied only in the following cases: 1.

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  • 28-01-10. Extent of real estate affected by adverse possession not based on written instrument

    N.D. Cent. Code § 28-01-10 · North Dakota · Statutes

    Title 28 › Chapter 28-01 › Section 28-01-10

    Extent of real estate affected by adverse possession not based on written instrument. … a claim of title exclusive of any other right, but not founded upon a written instrument or upon a judgment or decree, the premises actually occupied and no other must be deemed to have been held adversely

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  • 57-45-11. Limitation of action against tax deed

    N.D. Cent. Code § 57-45-11 · North Dakota · Statutes

    Title 57 › Chapter 57-45 › Section 57-45-11

    Limitation of action against tax deed Any person having or claiming title to or a lien or encumbrance upon any land, whether in that person's possession or the possession of another, or vacant or unoccupied … to test the validity of the tax deed, or to quiet the title to the land as against the claims of the adverse claimant, or to remove the cloud from the title arising from the tax deed.

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  • 28-01-12. When possession of tenant presumed to be possession of landlord

    N.D. Cent. Code § 28-01-12 · North Dakota · Statutes

    Title 28 › Chapter 28-01 › Section 28-01-12

    When possession of tenant presumed to be possession of landlord Whenever the relation of landlord and tenant has existed, the possession of the tenant must be deemed the possession of the landlord, until … has been no written lease, until the expiration of twenty years from the time of the last payment of rent, notwithstanding that such tenant may have acquired another title or may have claimed to hold adversely

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  • 32-17-01. Action to determine adverse claims

    N.D. Cent. Code § 32-17-01 · North Dakota · Statutes

    Title 32 › Chapter 32-17 › Section 32-17-01

    Action to determine adverse claims An action may be maintained by any person having an estate or an interest in, or lien or encumbrance upon, real property, whether in or out of possession thereof and … whether such property is vacant or unoccupied, against any person claiming an estate or interest in, or lien or encumbrance upon, the same, for the purpose of determining such adverse estate, interest

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  • 32-11-02. Voluntary deposit in court of property adversely claimed

    N.D. Cent. Code § 32-11-02 · North Dakota · Statutes

    Title 32 › Chapter 32-11 › Section 32-11-02

    Voluntary deposit in court of property adversely claimed Whenever two or more persons make claim for the whole or any part of the same money, personal property, or effects in the possession or control … of any other person as bailee or otherwise, and the right of any such claimant is adverse to the right of any other claimant, or is disputed or doubtful, and the bailee, custodian, or person in control

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  • 32-17-04. Complaint form - Description of property

    N.D. Cent. Code § 32-17-04 · North Dakota · Statutes

    Title 32 › Chapter 32-17 › Section 32-17-04

    That the defendants be required to set forth all their adverse claims to the property above described, and that the validity, superiority, and priority thereof be determined. 2. … That the plaintiff recover possession of the premises described, if possession is desired. 5.

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  • 35-20-08. Attorney's lien - On money - Against a judgment

    N.D. Cent. Code § 35-20-08 · North Dakota · Statutes

    Title 35 › Chapter 35-20 › Section 35-20-08

    Money due the attorney's client in the hands of the adverse party, or attorney of such party, in an action or proceeding in which the attorney claiming the lien was employed, from the time of giving … notice in writing to the adverse party, or the attorney of such party if the money is in the possession or under the control of such attorney, which notice must state the amount claimed and in general

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  • 41-07-41. (7-603) Conflicting claims - Interpleader

    N.D. Cent. Code § 41-07-41 · North Dakota · Statutes

    Title 41 › Chapter 41-07 › Section 41-07-41

    41-07-41. (7-603) Conflicting claims - Interpleader If more than one person claims title to or possession of the goods, the bailee is excused from delivery until the bailee has a reasonable time to ascertain … the validity of the adverse claims or to commence an action for interpleader.

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  • 32-17-05. Joinder of defendants

    N.D. Cent. Code § 32-17-05 · North Dakota · Statutes

    Title 32 › Chapter 32-17 › Section 32-17-05

    Joinder of defendants In an action to determine adverse claims, all persons appearing of record to have estates or interests in, or liens or encumbrances upon, the property, and all persons in possession

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  • 35-03-01.2. Nature, extent, and effect of lien - Security not to be impaired

    N.D. Cent. Code § 35-03-01.2 · North Dakota · Statutes

    Title 35 › Chapter 35-03 › Section 35-03-01.2

    Real property held adversely to the mortgagor may be mortgaged, and such a mortgage takes effect from the time at which the mortgagor or one claiming under the mortgagor obtains possession of the property … A mortgage does not entitle the mortgagee to the possession of the property, but after the execution of a mortgage, the mortgagor may agree to the change of possession without a new consideration. 7

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  • 3-04-03. Surrender of property adversely claimed

    N.D. Cent. Code § 3-04-03 · North Dakota · Statutes

    Title 3 › Chapter 3-04 › Section 3-04-03

    Surrender of property adversely claimed If an agent receives anything for the benefit of the agent's principal, to the possession of which another person is entitled, the agent on demand must surrender

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  • 26.1-36.12-04. Personnel qualified to review appeals

    N.D. Cent. Code § 26.1-36.12-04 · North Dakota · Statutes

    Title 26.1 › Chapter 26.1-36.12 › Section 26.1-36.12-04

    Shall possess a valid nonrestricted license to practice medicine. b. … May not have been directly involved in making the adverse determination. f.

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  • 38-02-15. Actions relating to disputed mining property - Surveys ordered - Regulations governing

    N.D. Cent. Code § 38-02-15 · North Dakota · Statutes

    Title 38 › Chapter 38-02 › Section 38-02-15

    In an action in any district court of this state wherein the title or right of possession to any mining claim is in dispute, the court, upon the application of any of the parties to such suit, may enter … Upon the application of the party adverse to such application, the court may appoint some competent surveyor selected by such adverse applicant, who shall attend upon such survey and observe the method

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  • 47-16-25. Notice of adverse proceedings to landlord

    N.D. Cent. Code § 47-16-25 · North Dakota · Statutes

    Title 47 › Chapter 47-16 › Section 47-16-25

    Notice of adverse proceedings to landlord Every tenant who receives notice of any proceeding to recover the real property occupied by the tenant, or the possession thereof, must: 1.

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  • 19-24.1-36. Rules

    N.D. Cent. Code § 19-24.1-36 · North Dakota · Statutes

    Title 19 › Chapter 19-24.1 › Section 19-24.1-36

    The department shall adopt rules to establish requirements for reporting incidents of individuals not authorized to possess marijuana or usable marijuana under this chapter and who are found in possession … The department shall adopt rules to establish requirements for law enforcement officials and health care professionals to report to the department incidents involving overdose or adverse reaction related

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