Title 2, Natural Resources

Request for Copies of Notices of Default Prior to Foreclosure; Recorder’s Duties; Notice of Meeting. (a) Any person desiring to receive a copy of a notice of default prior to foreclosure may, at any time subsequent to recordation of the mortgage and prior to service of default as…

Cure of Default; Payment of Arrearages; Costs and Fees: Effect Upon Acceleration. (a) Whenever there has been a failure by the mortgagor to pay obligations in accordance with the terms of a mortgage, including circumstances where all or a portion of the principal sum secured by t…

Actions for Foreclosure of Mortgages. (a) Where Brought. All judicial actions for the foreclosure of a mortgage shall be brought in the Commonwealth Trial Court. (b) Service of Summons. Service of summons in an action of foreclosure shall be made in accordance with the applicable…

Redemption. All real property sold upon foreclosure of a mortgage by order, judgment, or decree of court may be redeemed pursuant to this article at any time, within 12 months after the date of the sale by the judgment debtor or a successor in interest; provided, however, that th…

Redemption Amount; Time; Payment; Disagreement as to Amount; Proceedings for Determination; Notice and Hearing; Certificate. (a) The judgment debtor may redeem the property from the purchaser within 12 months of the date of the sale, upon paying the purchaser the amount of the pu…

Rents and Profits; Rights of Purchaser and Redemptioner; Credit Upon Redemption; Money to be Paid; Accounting. (a) The purchaser, from the time of the sale until a redemption, is entitled to receive, from the tenant in possession, the rents of the property sold, or the value of i…

Injury to Property Restrained. (a) The Commonwealth Trial Court, by injunction, for good cause shown, may restrain the party in possession from doing any injurious act to the property during the existence of the mortgage or pendency of the foreclosure action and until the expirat…

Limitation of Actions. No action to recover land or any interest therein based on any claim or color of title originating, accruing or arising before a foreclosure sale shall be commenced after expiration of the redemption period as provided in this chapter. Source: DL 4-143, § 3…

Discharge of Real Estate Mortgage Not Renewed or Extended or Recorded. Every mortgage which has not been renewed or extended of record within 15 years after its due date, or when no due date is shown in the mortgage then within 20 years after the recording of the mortgage, shall …

Legal Tender. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a mortgage may require all mortgage payments to be made in the coins and currencies of the United States, and all purchases of land at foreclosure sales and all redemptions as provided in this chapter shall be made in the …

Foreign Citizens as Mortgagees. A person not of Northern Marianas descent may be a mortgagee under the provisions of this chapter. However, no section of this chapter shall be construed to mean that a person not of Northern Marianas descent is entitled at any time to hold title t…

Improvements by Mortgagee Prior to Sale. After the commencement of a suit to foreclose, the mortgagee may make a motion to the court to be allowed to make repairs to maintain the property. If the motion is granted for good cause shown, the mortgagee shall be allowed to make such …

Short Title and Purpose. This article may be cited as the Commonwealth Good Samaritan Food Donation Act. Source: PL 4-26, § 1. Commission Comment: PL 4-26 took effect December 18, 1984.

Purpose. It is the purpose of this article to provide immunity from suit for persons who donate food or who receive or serve donated food. Source: PL 4-26, § 1.

Definitions. As used in this article: (a) “Canned food” means any canned food that has been hermetically sealed and commercially processed and prepared for human consumption, including canned or preserved fruits, vegetables or other articles of food. There is specifically exclude…

Who May Donate. Any person, corporation, partnership, association or other organization may donate, in good faith and free of charge, to a donee any canned food, edible animal, farm product, or perishable food which appears to be fit for human consumption at the time it is donate…

Immunity for Donated Food. Any person, corporation, partnership, association or other organization which donates food or any donee which receives or serves donated food shall not be liable for damages in any civil or criminal action for any injury or death because of the conditio…

Department of Public Health and Environmental Services. Nothing in this article is intended to restrict the authority of the Department of Public Health and Environmental Services to regulate, inspect or ban the use of donated foods for human consumption. Source: PL 4-26, § 5. Co…

Definitions. As used in this article: (a) “ATP cards” means authorization-to-participate cards; (b) “Food” means any food or food products for human consumption except alcoholic beverages and tobacco, and shall include seeds and plants and supplies approved by the United States D…

Food Stamp Program. As authorized by PL 1-28, the state agency shall implement a food stamp program in the Commonwealth in accordance with the provisions of the federal Food Stamp Act of 1977 [7 U.S.C. § 2011 et seq.]. The state agency shall: (a) Adopt rules and regulations neces…

Unlawful Acts. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, it is unlawful for any person to engage in the following acts: (a) Any person receiving assistance under the food stamp program who fails to report to the state agency a change of his status which adversely affects his e…

Penalties. A person convicted of a felony under 2 CMC § 5523 shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than five years, or a fine not to exceed $2,000, or both. A person convicted of a misdemeanor under 2 CMC § 5523 shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than one yea…

Other Uses of Food Stamp Coupons. To the extent consistent with the federal Food Stamp Act of 1977, as amended [7 U.S.C. § 2011 et seq.], or regulations issued pursuant thereto, or regulations issued pursuant to this article, use of food stamp coupons to acquire food for consumpt…

Disclosure. The acquisition of permanent or long-term interests in real property within the Commonwealth is restricted as provided in N.M.I. Const. art. XII. The disclosure required under 2 CMC § 6402(a)(15), shall include a reference to these restrictions: (a) Acquisition of per…

Incorporated Associations. Any corporation organized under 2 CMC § 6301, one of the purposes and powers of which is to acquire permanent or long-term interests in real property within the Commonwealth, shall be organized so as to comply with the eligibility requirements imposed u…

Ownership Restrictions To Preserve Eligibility. The ownership of units may be restricted to preserve the eligibility of any corporation organized pursuant to 2 CMC §§ 6301 and 6502. Restrictions in the declaration, upon recordation of the declaration, shall constitute notice ther…