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95.12 Real property actions.

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Florida Code › Title VIII › Chapter 95 › Section 95.12

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No action to recover real property or its possession shall be maintained unless the person seeking recovery or the person’s ancestor, predecessor, or grantor was seized or possessed of the property within 7 years before the commencement of the action.

History: s. 2, ch. 1869, 1872; RS 1287; GS 1718; RGS 2932; CGL 4652; s. 8, ch. 74-382; s. 521, ch. 95-147.

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95.12 Real property actions. · Fla. Stat. § 95.12 | Frix