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50 U.S.C. § 3932 — Legal representatives
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**(a) Representative** A legal representative of a servicemember for purposes of this chapter is either of the following:
(1) An attorney acting on the behalf of a servicemember.
(2) An individual possessing a power of attorney.
**(b) Application** Whenever the term “servicemember” is used in this chapter, such term shall be treated as including a reference to a legal representative of the servicemember.
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**(a) Representative** A legal representative of a servicemember for purposes of this chapter is either of the following:
(1) An attorney acting on the behalf of a servicemember.
(2) An individual possessing a power of attorney.
**(b) Application** Whenever the term “servicemember” is used in this chapter, such term shall be treated as including a reference to a legal representative of the servicemember.
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**(a) In general** Any person aggrieved by a violation of this chapter may in a civil action—
(1) obtain any appropriate equitable or declaratory relief with respect to the violation;
(2) recover all other appropriate relief, including monetary damages; and
(3) be a representative party on behalf of members of a class or be a member of a class, in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, notwithstanding any previous agreement to the contrary.
**(b) Costs and attorney fees** The court may award to a person aggrieved by a violation of this chapter who prevails in an action brought under subsection (a) the costs of the action, including a reasonable attorney fee.
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**(a) Applicability of section** This section applies to any civil action or proceeding, including any child custody proceeding, in which the defendant does not make an appearance.
**(b) Affidavit requirement**
(1) **Plaintiff to file affidavit** — In any action or proceeding covered by this section, the court, before entering judgment for the plaintiff, shall require the plaintiff to file with the court an affidavit—
(A) stating whether or not the defendant is in military service and showing necessary facts to support the affidavit; or
(B) if the plaintiff is unable to determine whether or not the defendant is in military service, stating that the plaintiff is unable to determine whether or not the defendant is in military service.
(2) **Appointment of attorney to represent defendant in military service** — If in an action covered by this section it appears that the defendant is in military service, the court may not enter a judgment until after the court appoints an attorney to represent the defendant. If an attorney appointed under this section to represent a servicemember cannot locate the servicemember, actions by the attorney in the case shall not waive any defense of the servicemember or otherwise bind the servicemember.
(3) **Defendant’s military status not ascertained by affidavit** — If based upon the affidavits filed in such an action, the court is unable to determine whether the defendant is in military service, the court, before entering judgment, may require the plaintiff to file a bond in an amount approved by the court. If the defendant is later found to be in military service, the bond shall be available to indemnify the defendant against any loss or damage the defendant may suffer by reason of any judgment for the plaintiff against the defend
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**(a) Court-ordered eviction**
(1) **In general** — Except by court order, a landlord (or another person with paramount title) may not—
(A) evict a servicemember, or the dependents of a servicemember, during a period of military service of the servicemember, from premises—
(i) that are occupied or intended to be occupied primarily as a residence; and
(ii) for which the monthly rent does not exceed $2,400, as adjusted under paragraph (2) for years after 2003; or
(B) subject such premises to a distress during the period of military service.
(2) **Housing price inflation adjustment**
(A) For calendar years beginning with 2004, the amount in effect under paragraph (1)(A)(ii) shall be increased by the housing price inflation adjustment for the calendar year involved.
(B) For purposes of this paragraph—
(i) The housing price inflation adjustment for any calendar year is the percentage change (if any) by which—
(I) the CPI housing component for November of the preceding calendar year, exceeds
(II) the CPI housing component for November of 1984.
(ii) The term “CPI housing component” means the index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor known as the Consumer Price Index, All Urban Consumers, Rent of Primary Residence, U.S. City Average.
(3) **Publication of housing price inflation adjustment** — The Secretary of Defense shall cause to be published in the Federal Register each year the amount in effect under paragraph (1)(A)(ii) for that year following the housing price inflation adjustment for that year pursuant to paragraph (2). Such publication shall be made for a year not later than 60 days after such adjustment is made for that year.
**(b) Stay of execution**
(1) **Court authority** — Upon an
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TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
§ 3932
declaration, verification, or certificate as au-
thorized under subsection (b)(4)) knowing it to
be false, shall be fined as provided in title 18, or
imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.
(d) Stay of proceedings
In an action covered by this section in which
the defendant is in military service, the court
shall grant a stay of proceedings for a minimum
period of 90 days under this subsection upon ap-
plication of counsel, or on the court’s own mo-
tion, if the court determines that—
(1) there may be a defense to the action and
a defense cannot be presented without the
presence of the defendant; or
(2) after due diligence, counsel has been un-
able to contact the defendant or otherwise de-
termine if a meritorious defense exists.
(e) Inapplicability of section 3932 procedures
A stay of proceedings under subsection (d)
shall not be controlled by procedures or require-
ments under section 3932 of this title.
(f) Section 3932 protection
If a servicemember who is a defendant in an
action covered by this section receives actual
notice of the action, the servicemember may re-
quest a stay of proceeding under section 3932 of
this title.
(g) Vacation or setting aside of default judg-
ments
(1) Authority for court to vacate or set aside
judgment
If a default judgment is entered in an action
covered
by
this
section
against
a
servicemember during the servicemember’s pe-
riod of military service (or within 60 days
after termination of or release from such mili-
tary service), the court entering the judgment
shall, upon application by or on behalf of the
servicemember, reopen the judgment for the
purpose of allowing the servicemember to de-
fend the action if it appears that—
(A) the serviceme
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