Title 28 — Property
25 chapters · 384 sections in this title.
28 V.I.C. § 514 Service; notice by posting
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(a) This subchapter does not limit or affect the method by which service of a complaint in a partition action may be made. (b) If the plaintiff in a partition action seeks an order of notice by publication and the court determines that the property may be heirs property, the plai…
28 V.I.C. § 515 Referees
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If the court appoints referees pursuant to section 458, each referee, in addition to the requirements and disqualifications applicable to referees in general, must be disinterested and impartial and not a party to or a participant in the action.
28 V.I.C. § 516 Determination of value
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c), if the court determines that the property that is the subject of a partition action is heirs property, the court shall determine the fair market value of the property by ordering an appraisal pursuant to subsection (d).…
28 V.I.C. § 517 Cotenant buyout
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(a) If any cotenant requested partition by sale, after the determination of value under section 516, the court shall send notice to the parties that any cotenant except a cotenant that requested partition by sale may buy all the interests of the cotenants that requested partition…
28 V.I.C. § 518 Partition alternatives
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(a) If all the interests of all cotenants that requested partition by sale are not purchased by other cotenants pursuant to section 517, or if after conclusion of the buyout under section 517, a cotenant remains that has requested partition in kind, the court shall order partitio…
28 V.I.C. § 519 Consideration for partition in kind
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(a) In determining under section 518(a) whether partition in kind would result in great prejudice to the cotenants as a group, the court shall consider the following:(1) whether the heirs property practicably can be divided among the cotenants;(2) whether partition in kind would …
28 V.I.C. § 520 Open-market sale, sealed bids, or auction
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(a) Notwithstanding section 476 of this title, if the court orders a sale of heirs property, the sale must be an open-market sale unless the court finds that a sale by sealed bids or an auction would be more economically advantageous and in the best interest of the cotenants as a…
28 V.I.C. § 521 Report of open-market sale
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(a) Unless required to do so within a shorter time by subchapter I, a broker appointed under section 520(b) to offer heirs property for open-market sale shall file a report with the court not later than seven days after receiving an offer to purchase the property for at least the…
28 V.I.C. § 522 Uniformity of application and construction
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In applying and construing this subchapter, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.
28 V.I.C. § 523 Relation to Electronic Signature in Global and National Commerce Act
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This subchapter modifies, limits, and supersedes the Electronic Signatures Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001 et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supersede Section 101(c) of that act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of …