North Dakota Code § 1-05-05

Validating foreclosure when proceedings defective
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From and after January 1, 1944, no action may be commenced or maintained, and no 
defense or counterclaim in any action shall be recognized, in the courts of this state, upon the 
ground that any real estate mortgage foreclosure, sale in connection with which was had prior to 
January 1, 1943, is defective, legally insufficient, or void, unless such action, defense, or 
counterclaim is upon grounds other than the following:
1. That no notice of intention to foreclose the mortgage was served upon the record 
owner or other person or persons in the manner required by law, or that any such 
notice is defective in form or substance, or in manner of service or filing;
2. That no application for permission to foreclose such mortgage was made to or granted 
by the district court;

3. That the printer's affidavit of publication of the notice of mortgage foreclosure sale in 
connection with such foreclosure was made by an employee of the newspaper printing 
the notice, other than the printer, publisher, foreman, clerk, or bookkeeper of such 
newspaper; or
4. That no power of attorney, or attorney's affidavit was filed or recorded as provided by 
law.

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