CHAPTER 57-30ACTION BY COUNTY TO QUIET TITLE57-30-01. Counties may maintain actions to determine adverse claims. Any countymay maintain and prosecute any action to determine adverse claims and to quiet title to all lands<br>acquired by it through tax deed proceedings, against any person claiming an estate or interest in,<br>or lien or encumbrance upon, any such lands.57-30-02.Joinder of claims for relief.In any action brought by any county todetermine adverse claims and to quiet title to real estate acquired through tax deed proceedings,<br>the county may unite in the same complaint as many separate claims for relief as the state's<br>attorney determines to be advisable, but each description of real estate and the name of any<br>person claiming an adverse estate or interest therein must be stated separately so that any<br>answering defendant can take issue with the county by challenging the truth of the facts alleged<br>in the particular paragraph applicable to the property of such answering defendant.57-30-03. Joinder of parties defendant. In any action brought to determine adverseclaims, the county may join as parties defendant as many persons who have estate or interest in,<br>or liens or encumbrances upon any real property appearing of record, as the state's attorney<br>shall deem necessary, regardless of the nonexistence of a common interest in and to all of the<br>real property involved in such action, and all other persons unknown whose estates or interests<br>do not appear of record may be proceeded against and joined as parties defendant by adding to<br>the title the following recital:All other persons unknown claiming any estate or interest in, or lien or encumbranceupon, the property described in the complaint.57-30-04. Actions - How tried - Judgments - When taken. Whenever any defendantanswers the complaint in an action to quiet title and the issues have been joined, the claim for<br>relief against the answering defendant may be tried separately to the court and a separate<br>judgment may be entered thereon. Joint judgments by default may be taken, in the manner<br>provided by law, against all defendants who may be in default, notwithstanding the fact that some<br>of the defendants may have answered the complaint and that the issues presented thereby are<br>pending trial.57-30-05. Procedure applicable. All provisions of law relating to the service of processin civil actions, and general provisions of the laws of this state relating to the procedure in actions<br>brought to determine adverse claims, insofar as the same are consistent with the provisions of<br>this chapter, apply to and govern the service of process and the procedure in all actions brought<br>pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.Page No. 1Document Outlinechapter 57-30 action by county to quiet title
CHAPTER 57-30ACTION BY COUNTY TO QUIET TITLE57-30-01. Counties may maintain actions to determine adverse claims. Any countymay maintain and prosecute any action to determine adverse claims and to quiet title to all lands<br>acquired by it through tax deed proceedings, against any person claiming an estate or interest in,<br>or lien or encumbrance upon, any such lands.57-30-02.Joinder of claims for relief.In any action brought by any county todetermine adverse claims and to quiet title to real estate acquired through tax deed proceedings,<br>the county may unite in the same complaint as many separate claims for relief as the state's<br>attorney determines to be advisable, but each description of real estate and the name of any<br>person claiming an adverse estate or interest therein must be stated separately so that any<br>answering defendant can take issue with the county by challenging the truth of the facts alleged<br>in the particular paragraph applicable to the property of such answering defendant.57-30-03. Joinder of parties defendant. In any action brought to determine adverseclaims, the county may join as parties defendant as many persons who have estate or interest in,<br>or liens or encumbrances upon any real property appearing of record, as the state's attorney<br>shall deem necessary, regardless of the nonexistence of a common interest in and to all of the<br>real property involved in such action, and all other persons unknown whose estates or interests<br>do not appear of record may be proceeded against and joined as parties defendant by adding to<br>the title the following recital:All other persons unknown claiming any estate or interest in, or lien or encumbranceupon, the property described in the complaint.57-30-04. Actions - How tried - Judgments - When taken. Whenever any defendantanswers the complaint in an action to quiet title and the issues have been joined, the claim for<br>relief against the answering defendant may be tried separately to the court and a separate<br>judgment may be entered thereon. Joint judgments by default may be taken, in the manner<br>provided by law, against all defendants who may be in default, notwithstanding the fact that some<br>of the defendants may have answered the complaint and that the issues presented thereby are<br>pending trial.57-30-05. Procedure applicable. All provisions of law relating to the service of processin civil actions, and general provisions of the laws of this state relating to the procedure in actions<br>brought to determine adverse claims, insofar as the same are consistent with the provisions of<br>this chapter, apply to and govern the service of process and the procedure in all actions brought<br>pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.Page No. 1Document Outlinechapter 57-30 action by county to quiet title
CHAPTER 57-30ACTION BY COUNTY TO QUIET TITLE57-30-01. Counties may maintain actions to determine adverse claims. Any countymay maintain and prosecute any action to determine adverse claims and to quiet title to all lands<br>acquired by it through tax deed proceedings, against any person claiming an estate or interest in,<br>or lien or encumbrance upon, any such lands.57-30-02.Joinder of claims for relief.In any action brought by any county todetermine adverse claims and to quiet title to real estate acquired through tax deed proceedings,<br>the county may unite in the same complaint as many separate claims for relief as the state's<br>attorney determines to be advisable, but each description of real estate and the name of any<br>person claiming an adverse estate or interest therein must be stated separately so that any<br>answering defendant can take issue with the county by challenging the truth of the facts alleged<br>in the particular paragraph applicable to the property of such answering defendant.57-30-03. Joinder of parties defendant. In any action brought to determine adverseclaims, the county may join as parties defendant as many persons who have estate or interest in,<br>or liens or encumbrances upon any real property appearing of record, as the state's attorney<br>shall deem necessary, regardless of the nonexistence of a common interest in and to all of the<br>real property involved in such action, and all other persons unknown whose estates or interests<br>do not appear of record may be proceeded against and joined as parties defendant by adding to<br>the title the following recital:All other persons unknown claiming any estate or interest in, or lien or encumbranceupon, the property described in the complaint.57-30-04. Actions - How tried - Judgments - When taken. Whenever any defendantanswers the complaint in an action to quiet title and the issues have been joined, the claim for<br>relief against the answering defendant may be tried separately to the court and a separate<br>judgment may be entered thereon. Joint judgments by default may be taken, in the manner<br>provided by law, against all defendants who may be in default, notwithstanding the fact that some<br>of the defendants may have answered the complaint and that the issues presented thereby are<br>pending trial.57-30-05. Procedure applicable. All provisions of law relating to the service of processin civil actions, and general provisions of the laws of this state relating to the procedure in actions<br>brought to determine adverse claims, insofar as the same are consistent with the provisions of<br>this chapter, apply to and govern the service of process and the procedure in all actions brought<br>pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.Page No. 1Document Outlinechapter 57-30 action by county to quiet title
