The appraisers must perform the following duties:

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 47-18-10

  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. 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.

1.    Take an oath impartially to appraise the homestead property.

2.    View the premises and appraise the value thereof.

3.    If the appraised value exceeds the homestead exemption, determine whether the real property claimed can be divided without material injury.