§ 5808. Judicial Remedies

TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES DIVISION 5: BUSINESS REGULATION § 5808. Judicial Remedies. The court having jurisdiction of the action to foreclosure the lien shall have all of the powers pertaining to courts of equity, and in addition may: (a) Direct the issuance of a writ of attachment or execution upon the motion of any party against the property of any other party provided that the writ shall only issue where the claim upon which the motion therefor is based is upon a contract, express or implied, between the parties. (b) Allow any fee or fees for legal services rendered by the attorneys for any of the parties, and apportion the same as costs for payment by and between the parties or any of them, all as to the court seems equitable in the light of the services performed and benefits derived therefrom by the parties respectively. (c) Eject all tenants or prevent tenants from commencing their tenancy where the owner is a commercial enterprise, until the lien is satisfied. (d) Assign all rent from tenants where the owner is a commercial enterprise to the lien claimants, or to an escrow for final distribution upon completion of the action. Source: PL 10-65, § 9.


Source: CNMI Law Revision Commission