Title 14, Chapter 725: REAL ACTIONS

Title 14, Chapter 725: REAL ACTIONS

Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS

14 §6701. Recovery of estates by real action

14 §6702. Plaintiff must have right of entry

14 §6703. Recovery of specific or undivided part

14 §6704. Writs of possession; judgment conclusive

14 §6705. Election by plaintiff to abandon

14 §6706. Installment payments by defendant

14 §6707. Defendant's remedy if evicted

14 §6708. Commitment of waste after judgment prohibited

14 §6709. Disqualification of juror interested in similar questions

14 §6710. View by jury

14 §6711. Demand for life estate

14 §6712. Impeachment of plaintiff's title deeds

Subchapter 2: PARTIES

14 §6751. Joinder of plaintiffs

14 §6752. Guardians for minors

Subchapter 3: DISSEIZORS

14 §6801. Disseizor defined

14 §6802. Defendant ousting plaintiff deemed disseizor

Subchapter 4: SURVEYORS

14 §6851. Court may appoint and protect surveyors

14 §6852. Fees of surveyor; determination of amount paid by parties

Subchapter 5: PROOF

14 §6901. Proof of seizin

14 §6902. Degree of proof to recover

Subchapter 6: RENTS, PROFITS AND IMPROVEMENTS

14 §6951. Meaning of possession and improvement

14 §6952. Determination of rents and profits

14 §6953. Allowance for improvements

14 §6954. Defendant not liable for over 6 years' rents

14 §6955. Recovery of damages against other persons

14 §6956. Betterments allowed after 6 years' possession

14 §6957. Tenant ousted after 6 years may recover for improvements

14 §6958. Defendant may have betterments

14 §6959. Request of either party for appraisal of improvements

14 §6960. Valuation of betterments

14 §6961. No abandonment; payment for improvements

14 §6962. Restriction of right to betterments

14 §6963. Agreement on reference as to value of improvements

14 §6964. Proposal of value for premises and betterments by defendant; effect

14 §6965. Setoff of costs against improvements

Subchapter 7: COSTS

14 §7051. Allowance and execution

14 §7052. Prevailing defendant entitled to costs

14 §7053. No costs to plaintiff where 40 years' possession

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