In any action to foreclose a mortgage or other lien upon real property, a person holding a conveyance or having a lien upon the property, if such conveyance or lien does not appear of record in the proper office at the time of the commencement of the action, does not need to be made a party to the action, and the judgment rendered and the proceedings in and of the action are conclusive as if the party had been made a party to the action.

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Terms Used In North Dakota Code 32-19-40

  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.