# Cal. CCP § 319: Section 319

> California · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P2_T2_C2_S319

## Section

- **Citation:** Cal. CCP § 319
- **Heading:** Section 319
- **Jurisdiction:** California
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** California Code / Code ccp / Part 2 / Title 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 319

## Text

No cause of action, or defense to an action, arising out of the title to real property, or to rents or profits out of the same, can be effectual, unless it appear that the person prosecuting the action, or making the defense, or under whose title the action is prosecuted, or the defense is made, or the ancestor, predecessor, or grantor of such person was seized or possessed of the premises in question within five years before the commencement of the Act in respect to which such action is prosecuted or defense made.

## Nearby sections

- [Cal. CCP § 315 Section 315](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P2_T2_C2_S315.md)
- [Cal. CCP § 316 Section 316](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P2_T2_C2_S316.md)
- [Cal. CCP § 317 Section 317](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P2_T2_C2_S%5B317.%5D.md)
- [Cal. CCP § 318 Section 318](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P2_T2_C2_S318.md)
- [Cal. CCP § 319 Section 319](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P2_T2_C2_S319.md)
- [Cal. CCP § 320 Section 320](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P2_T2_C2_S320.md)
- [Cal. CCP § 321 Section 321](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P2_T2_C2_S321.md)
- [Cal. CCP § 322 Section 322](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P2_T2_C2_S322.md)
- [Cal. CCP § 323 Section 323](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P2_T2_C2_S323.md)
- [Cal. CCP § 324 Section 324](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P2_T2_C2_S324.md)
- [Cal. CCP § 325 Section 325](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P2_T2_C2_S325.md)
- [Cal. CCP § 326 Section 326](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P2_T2_C2_S326.md)
- [Cal. CCP § 327 Section 327](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P2_T2_C2_S327.md)
- [Cal. CCP § 328 Section 328](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cccp_P2_T2_C2_S328.md)

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