Section 1-05-05 - Validating foreclosure when proceedings defectiveFrom 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; or4. That no power of attorney, or attorney's affidavit was filed or recorded as provided by law.