# Fla. Stat. § 95.12: 95.12 Real property actions

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVIII_C95_S95.12

## Section

- **Citation:** Fla. Stat. § 95.12
- **Heading:** 95.12 Real property actions
- **Jurisdiction:** Florida
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Florida Code / Title VIII / Chapter 95 / Section 95.12

## Text

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.

## Nearby sections

- [Fla. Stat. § 95.03 95.03 Contracts shortening time.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVIII_C95_S95.03.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 95.04 95.04 Promise to pay barred debt.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVIII_C95_S95.04.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 95.10 95.10 Cause of action arising in another state.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVIII_C95_S95.10.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 95.011 95.011 Applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVIII_C95_S95.011.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 95.11 95.11 Limitations other than for the recovery of real property.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVIII_C95_S95.11.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 95.12 95.12 Real property actions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVIII_C95_S95.12.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 95.13 95.13 Real property actions; possession by legal owner presumed.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVIII_C95_S95.13.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 95.14 95.14 Real property actions; limitation upon action founded upon title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVIII_C95_S95.14.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 95.16 95.16 Real property actions; adverse possession under color of title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVIII_C95_S95.16.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 95.18 95.18 Real property actions; adverse possession without color of title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVIII_C95_S95.18.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 95.21 95.21 Adverse possession against lands purchased at sales made by executors.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVIII_C95_S95.21.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 95.22 95.22 Limitation upon claims by remaining heirs, when deed made by one or more.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVIII_C95_S95.22.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 95.031 95.031 Computation of time.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVIII_C95_S95.031.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 95.35 95.35 Termination of contracts to purchase real estate in which there is no maturity date.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVIII_C95_S95.35.md)

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