North Dakota Century Code Title 32. Judicial Remedies § 32-19-41. Abandoned personal property--Disposal by record title owner

1. If real property is adjudicated to be abandoned by an affidavit under section 32-19-23.1 or by a petition under section 32-19-19, the grantee in a sheriffs deed that has been recorded, or after receipt and recording of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, may retain and dispose of, without legal process, any personal property left on the real property.

2. If the real property is not adjudicated to be abandoned by an affidavit under section 32-19-23.1 or by a petition under section 32-19-19, the grantee may retain and dispose of, without legal process, any personal property left on the real property thirty days after the issuance of a sheriffs deed.

3. If the total estimated value of personal property under subsection 2 is five hundred dollars or more, the record title owner shall make reasonable efforts to notify in writing the mortgagor or person who was entitled to possession of the real property during the redemption period by certified mail at least fifteen days before disposing of the personal property. Service by mail is complete upon mailing.

4. The record title owner is entitled to the proceeds from the sale of the personal property, after all costs incidental to removal, storage, disposal, and sale of the property have been deducted.

5. This section applies only to tracts of land not exceeding forty acres [16.19 hectares].

6. If the record title owner cannot be located, any remainder from the proceeds of a sale must be delivered to the administrator of the state abandoned property office in accordance with chapter 47-30.2.