# Fla. Stat. § 95.13: 95.13 Real property actions; possession by legal owner presumed

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVIII_C95_S95.13

## Section

- **Citation:** Fla. Stat. § 95.13
- **Heading:** 95.13 Real property actions; possession by legal owner presumed
- **Jurisdiction:** Florida
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Florida Code / Title VIII / Chapter 95 / Section 95.13

## Text

In every action to recover real property or its possession, the person establishing legal title to the property shall be presumed to have been possessed of it within the time prescribed by law. The occupation of the property by any other person shall be in subordination to the legal title unless the property was possessed adversely to the legal title for 7 years before the commencement of the action.

History: s. 4, ch. 1869, 1872; RS 1289; GS 1720; RGS 2934; CGL 4654; s. 9, ch. 74-382.

## Nearby sections

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- [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)
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- [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)
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- [Fla. Stat. § 95.031 95.031 Computation of time.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVIII_C95_S95.031.md)
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