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Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians Tribal Code.

6.07.050 When Forcible Detainer or Eviction Maintain

An action of forcible detainer or eviction to recover the possession of land, buildings or possessions, may be commenced in the Turtle Mountain Tribal Court against any Indian person subject to the jurisdiction of said Turtle Mountain Tribal Court when:

(a) An Indian party, by force, intimidation, fraud, or stealth, has entered upon the prior actual possession of real property of another party and detains the same;

(b) An Indian party, after entering peaceably upon real property turns out by force, threats, or menacing conduct the party in possession;

(c) An Indian party, by force or by menaces and threats of violence, unlawfully holds and keeps the possession of any real property, whether the same was acquired peaceably or otherwise;

(d) An Indian lessee, in person or by subtenant, holds over after the termination of his lease or expiration of his term, or fails to pay his rent for ten (10) days after the same shall be due;

(e) An Indian party continues in possession after a sales of the real property under mortgage, execution, order, or any judicial process, and after the expiration of the time fixed by law for redemption, or after the execution and delivery of a deed, or after the cancellation and termination of any contract for deed, bond for deed, or other instrument for the future conveyance of real property or equity therein; or

(f) An Indian party wrongfully in possession after a judgment in partition or after a sale under an order or decree of the Turtle Mountain Tribal Court.