§ 23 §3033 — Rights of action concerning ways deemed vacated

Maine § 23 §3033

• Jurisdiction: Maine
• Title 23: TRANSPORTATION
• Part 3: LOCAL HIGHWAY LAW
• Ch. 304: ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY FOR HIGHWAY PURPOSES

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1.
Notice by person claiming ownership.
Any person claiming to own a proposed, unaccepted way or portion of a proposed, unaccepted way deemed vacated under section 3032 may record, in the registry of deeds where the subdivision plan, to which the notice set forth in this subsection pertains, is recorded, a conformed copy of the notice set forth in this subsection, with an alphabetical listing of the names of the current record owners of lots on the subdivision plan to which the notice pertains and their mortgagees of record. The person shall give notice of his claim to these current record owners and their mortgagees of record. Within 20 days of recording of the notice, the person shall give this notice by mailing, by the United States postal service, postage prepaid, to the current record owners and mortgagees, a copy of the notice set forth below:
2.
Rights of action by persons receiving notice.
All persons receiving a notice under subsection 1, who claim any private right of any kind in the way or portion of a way to which the notice pertains, are forever barred from maintaining any action at law or in equity to establish, recover, confirm or otherwise enforce any right claimed to or in the way or portion of a way by reason of the ownership by the person, or by a predecessor in title, of a lot or parcel of land shown on the recorded subdivision plan to which the notice pertains, unless, within one year from the date of recording of the notice, the person files in the registry of deed where the pertinent subdivision plan is recorded a statement, under oath, specifying the nature, basis and extent of the claimed interest in the way or portion of a way. The claim is forever barred unless, within 180 days of the recording of the statement, the claimant, or a person acting on his behalf, commences an action in equity under Title 14, chapter 723, to establish the rights asserted to or in the way or portion of a way.
3.
Trial of an action.
Upon trial of an action initiated under subsection 2, the court shall grant judgment for the claimant only if it finds that:

Legislative History

PL 1987, c. 385, §2 (NEW).