§ 4824. Previous limitations not to apply
§ 4824. Previous limitations not to apply The provisions of this chapter relating to betterments shall extend to the cases therein provided for, as though acts of limitation or sections of such acts had not been passed.
§ 4851. Issuance of process by Superior judge
§ 4851. Issuance of process by Superior judge When the lessee of lands or tenements, either by parole or written lease, or a person holding under the lease, holds possession of the demised premises without right, after the termination of the lease by its own limitation or after breach of a stipulation contained in the […]
§ 4852. Mode of process; declaration; trial by jury
§ 4852. Mode of process; declaration; trial by jury The process may issue as a summons or writ of attachment, requiring the defendant to appear and answer to the complaint of the plaintiff which shall state that the defendant is in the possession of the lands or tenements in question (describing them), which the tenant […]
§ 4853. Service of process
§ 4853. Service of process The process shall be served and notice given as in other civil actions. (Amended 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 140, eff. March 29, 1972; 1973, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 30, eff. April 9, 1974.)
§ 4853a. Payment of rent into court; expedited hearing
§ 4853a. Payment of rent into court; expedited hearing [Subsection (a) as amended by 2007, Act No. 125 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.] (a) In any action against a tenant for possession, the landlord may file a motion for an order that the tenant pay rent into court. The motion may be filed and served with […]
§ 4818. Remedy against voucher
§ 4818. Remedy against voucher Sections 4811-4817 of this title shall not deprive a person of cause of action against his or her voucher, and the voucher may present evidence, in mitigation of damages, of the recovery of the defendant for betterments. (Amended 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 136, eff. March 29, 1972.)
§ 4765. Damages; transfer of title pending action
§ 4765. Damages; transfer of title pending action If judgment is rendered for the plaintiff in an action of ejectment, he or she shall recover his or her damages and the seisin and possession of the premises. If the title of the plaintiff expires or is conveyed by him or her after the commencement of […]
§ 4766. Effect of judgment
§ 4766. Effect of judgment While remaining in force, the judgment recovered in an action of ejectment shall be conclusive against the parties thereto, their heirs, and assigns.
§ 4773. Ejectment for nonpayment of rent; proof; payment
§ 4773. Ejectment for nonpayment of rent; proof; payment In actions of ejectment for nonpayment of rent, the plaintiff shall not be required to prove a demand of the rent in arrear or a stipulation for reentry on nonpayment of rent or a reentry on the premises, but shall recover judgment as if the rent […]
§ 4811. When and for what maintainable
§ 4811. When and for what maintainable When the plaintiff commences an action of ejectment, the defendant shall counterclaim for the value of the improvements made upon the land by him or her or by those under whom he or she claims, if he or she or his or her predecessors in title purchased the […]