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2010 Maine Code
TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL
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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