US Lawyer Database

For Lawyer-Seekers

YOU DESERVE THE BEST LAWYER

Home » US Law » 2019 US Virgin Islands Code » Title 28 - Property » Chapter 15 - Actions for Nuisance, Waste, and Trespass

§ 331. Private nuisance; damages; warrant to abate; injunction

Any person whose property is affected by a private nuisance, or whose personal enjoyment thereof is in like manner thereby affected, may maintain an action for damages therefor. If judgment is given for the plaintiff in such action, he may, in addition to the execution to enforce the same, on motion, have an order allowing […]

§ 332. Issuance of warrant to abate nuisance; expenses

If the order authorized by section 331 of this title is made, the clerk shall, at any time within sixty days, when requested by the plaintiff, issue such warrant directed to the marshal requiring him forthwith to abate the nuisance at the expense of the defendant, and return the warrant as soon thereafter as may […]

§ 333. Stay of issuance of warrant; abatement by defendant

(a) At any time before the order authorized by section 331 of this title is made, or the warrant issues, the defendant may, on motion, have an order to stay the issue of such warrant for such period as may be necessary, not exceeding sixty days and to allow the defendant to abate the nuisance […]

§ 334. Action for waste; treble damages, forfeiture, and eviction

If a guardian or a tenant in severalty or in common for life or for years, of real property, commits waste thereon, any person injured thereby may maintain an action for damages therefor against such guardian or tenant. In such action there may be judgment for treble damages, forfeiture of the estate of the party […]

§ 336. Trespass by injury to trees, timber or shrubs; treble damages

(a) Whenever any person shall cut down, girdle, or otherwise injure, or carry off any tree, timber, or shrub on the land of another person, or on the street or highway in front of any person’s house, village, town, or city lot, or cultivated grounds, or on the commons or public grounds of the Virgin […]