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Landowner sues 11 for allegedly staying, farming on her property
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Posted on Mar 16 2009
A landowner has filed a lawsuit against 11 persons for allegedly staying on her piece of land on Saipan where they have planted vegetables for commercial purposes.
Maria O. Laniyo sued Li Mei Juan and 10 unnamed co-defendants for trespassing.
Laniyo, through counsel Vincent DLG. Torres, asked the CNMI Superior Court to order the defendants to pay her damages and vacate the property immediately.
Torres stated in the complaint that she has fee simple title to the property, which measures 4,766 square meters.
Torres said that in September 2008, Laniyo wrote a letter to the defendants, advising them to vacate the land after Oct. 15, 2008 because she did not authorize them to live on the property.
“Despite being notified, defendants did not vacate the property after Oct. 15, 2008, and instead continued living on it up until today,” he said.
Torres said he on behalf of Laniyo wrote a letter on Feb. 5, 2009, informing defendant Juan to vacate the property no later than Feb. 13, 2009, because they had no authorization to live on that land.
The lawyer said to date, defendants are still living on the property.
Further, Torres said, from October 2008 through the present, defendants have farmed on the property by planting tomatoes, cabbage, radish, onions and other farm produce for purposes of selling them.
