25 chapters · 359 sections in this title.
28 V.I.C. § 281 Action to recover possession; parties
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Any person who has a legal estate in real property, and a present right to the possession thereof, may recover such possession, with damages for withholding the same, by an action. Such action shall be commenced against the person in the actual possession of the property at the t…
28 V.I.C. § 282 Substitution of landlord as defendant; conclusiveness of judgment
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(a) A defendant who is in actual possession may, for answer, plead that he is in possession only as tenant of another, naming him and his place of residence. Thereupon the landlord, if he applies therefor, shall be made defendant in place of the tenant, and the action shall proce…
28 V.I.C. § 283 Complaint
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(1) The plaintiff in his complaint shall set forth—(1) a description of the property with such certainty as to enable the possession thereof to be delivered if recovery is had;(2) the nature of plaintiff's estate in the property, whether it is in fee, for life and for whose life,…
28 V.I.C. § 284 Answer
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The defendant shall not be allowed to give in evidence any estate in himself or another in the property, or any license or right to the possession thereof, unless the same is pleaded in his answer. If so pleaded, the nature and duration of such estate, or license, or right to the…