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IA Code › Title XIV › Chapter 557 › Section 557.1

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All persons owning real estate not held by an adverse possession shall be deemed to be seized and possessed of the same.

[C51, §1199; R60, §2207; C73, §1928; C97, §2912; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10040; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §557.1]

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