Title 28 — Property
25 chapters · 384 sections in this title.
28 V.I.C. § 581 Lien for labor or materials
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Any person who makes, alters, repairs, or bestows labor on any article of personal property at the request of the owner or lawful possessor thereof shall have a lien upon such property so made, altered, or repaired or upon which labor has been bestowed, for his just and reasonabl…
28 V.I.C. § 582 Lien for transportation or storage of personal property or care of livestock
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(1) Any person who—(1) is a common carrier, or, at the request of the owner or lawful possessor of any personal property, carries, conveys, or transports the same from one place to another; or(2) safely keeps or stores any grain, wares, merchandise, or personal property at the re…
28 V.I.C. § 583 Time for payment of charges
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If the just and reasonable charges under sections 581 and 582 of this title are not paid within three months after the care, attention, and labor have been performed or bestowed, or the materials or food have been furnished, the person having such lien may proceed as provided in …
28 V.I.C. § 584 Special agreement of parties
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The provisions of sections 581–583 of this title shall not interfere with any special agreement of the parties.
28 V.I.C. § 585 Priority of liens
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The liens provided for in this chapter are preferred liens and are prior to any and all other liens.
28 V.I.C. § 586 Duration of lien
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(a) The person rendering the service or doing the work or labor named in sections 581 and 582 of this title is only entitled to the liens as provided herein for services, work, or labor for the period of six months, or any part thereof next preceding the filing of the claims as p…
28 V.I.C. § 587 Filing of claim for lien
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(1) Within 30 days after the rendition of the services, or after performing the work or labor, mentioned in sections 581 and 582 of this title, every person who claims the benefit of this chapter shall file for record in the recorder's office of the judicial division where the pr…
28 V.I.C. § 588 Recording and indexing of claims; fees
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The recorder shall record every claim filed under the provisions of this chapter in books kept by him for that purpose, which records shall be indexed as deeds and other conveyances are required by law to be indexed and for which he may receive the same fees as are allowed by law…
28 V.I.C. § 589 Action to enforce lien
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The liens provided for in this chapter shall be enforced by an action and shall be governed by the laws regulating the proceeding relating to the mode and manner of trial and the proceeding and laws to secure property so as to hold it for the satisfaction of any lien that may be …
28 V.I.C. § 590 Enforcement against all or part of property
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Any person who brings an action to enforce a lien provided for in this chapter, or any person having a lien as provided for in this chapter, who is made a party to any such action, has a right to demand that such lien be enforced against the whole or any part of the property.
28 V.I.C. § 591 Joinder and consolidation of actions; costs
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Any number of persons claiming liens under this chapter may join in the same action, and when separate actions are commenced the court may consolidate them. The court may also allow, as part of the costs, the moneys paid for filing and recording the claim, and a reasonable attorn…
28 V.I.C. § 592 Judgment; sale of property
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In an action to enforce a lien under this chapter, judgment shall be rendered in favor of each person having a lien for the amount due him, and the court shall order any property subject to the lien to be sold by the marshal in the same manner that personal property is sold on ex…
28 V.I.C. § 593 Sale of property liable to loss or destruction
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Upon motion, supported by affidavit, showing that the property is liable to loss or destruction, the court may order any property subject to a lien under this chapter, to be sold by the marshal as personal property is sold on execution before the judgment is rendered, and the pro…
28 V.I.C. § 594 Action for injury to property subject to lien
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Any person who injures, impairs, or destroys, or who renders difficult, uncertain, or impossible of identification, any property knowing the same to be subject to a lien, as provided in this chapter, without the express consent of the person entitled to such lien, shall be liable…