§6651. Summary proceedings A person in possession of real property, claiming an estate of freehold therein or an unexpired term of not less than 10 years, or a person who has conveyed such property or any interest therein with covenants of title or warranty, upon which he may be liable, may, if he or those […]
§6652. Petition to remove easement A person in possession of real property, claiming an estate of freehold therein or an unexpired term of not less than 10 years, or a person who has conveyed such property or any interest therein with covenants of title or warranty, upon which he may be liable, may, if he […]
§6653. Complaint; grantee as party An action under either section 6651 or 6652 shall be brought in the county or district respectively in which the real estate lies. Service in such action shall be made as in other actions on all supposed known claimants residing either in the State or outside the State, and notice […]
§6654. Appearance of interested parties If any person so summoned appears and claims title or an easement in the premises, or voluntarily appears as aforesaid and claims title or such easement, he shall by answer show cause why he should not be required to bring an action and try such title, or his title to […]
§6655. Description of unknown persons If, in an action to quiet or establish the title to land situated in this State or to remove a cloud from the title thereto, the plaintiff, or those under whom he claims, has been in uninterrupted possession of the land described in the complaint for 4 years or more, […]
§6656. Service on missing defendant; agent; expenses Service in such action shall be as provided in section 6653. Notice given under this section shall be constructive service on all the defendants. If, after notice has been given or served as ordered by the court and the time limited in such notice for the appearance of […]
§6657. Proceedings in court After all the defendants have been served with process or notified as provided in section 6656, and after the appointment of an agent, guardian ad litem or next friend, if such appointment has been made, the court may proceed as though all the defendants had been actually served with process. Such […]
§6658. Action by owners of wild land Any person or persons claiming an estate of freehold in wild lands or in an interest in common and undivided therein, if the plaintiff and those under whom he claims has for 4 years next prior to the filing of the complaint held such open, exclusive, peaceable, continuous […]
§6659. Action by abutters of discontinued road or way Any person or persons claiming an estate of freehold in a discontinued road or way, or in a portion thereof, or an interest in common and undivided therein, may maintain an action as provided in sections 6651 to 6654, or as provided in sections 6655 to […]
§6660. Burden of proof In the trial of any action regarding title to a discontinued road or way, or portion thereof, brought pursuant to a decree under section 6654 or pursuant to sections 6655 to 6657, or of a counterclaim asserted pursuant to section 6654, the burden of proof concerning the construction of any deed […]
§6661. Application Sections 6659 and 6660 apply only in built-up areas as defined in Title 29‑A, section 2074, subsection 2 in such cities and towns whose population exceeds 5,000 according to the last Federal Decennial Census. [PL 1995, c. 65, Pt. A, §42 (AMD); PL 1995, c. 65, Pt. A, §153 (AFF); PL 1995, […]
§6662. Extinguishment of mineral rights 1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context indicates otherwise, the following terms have the following meanings. A. “Mineral” means all naturally occurring mineral deposits, including hydrocarbons and peat, but excluding sand, gravel and water. [PL 1983, c. 189 (NEW).] B. “Mineral interest” means the interest […]
§6663. Claim of prescriptive easement over abandoned way (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1993, c. 677, §1 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 244, §1 (RP).
