# Idaho Code § 5-209: 5-209 POSSESSION UNDER ORAL CLAIM OF TITLE

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T5_C2_S5-209

## Section

- **Citation:** Idaho Code § 5-209
- **Heading:** 5-209 POSSESSION UNDER ORAL CLAIM OF TITLE
- **Jurisdiction:** Idaho
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Idaho Code / Title 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 5-209

## Text

5-209. Possession under oral claim of title. Where it appears that there has been an actual continued occupation of land, under a claim of title, exclusive of any other right, but not founded upon a written instrument, judgment or decree, the land so actually occupied, and no other, is deemed to have been held adversely.

History:

[(5-209) C.C.P. 1881, sec. 149; R.S., R.C., & C.L., sec. 4042; C.S., sec. 6602; I.C.A., sec. 5-209.]

## Nearby sections

- [Idaho Code § 5-201 5-201 LIMITATIONS IN GENERAL.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T5_C2_S5-201.md)
- [Idaho Code § 5-202 5-202 ACTIONS BY STATE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T5_C2_S5-202.md)
- [Idaho Code § 5-203 5-203 ACTION TO RECOVER REALTY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T5_C2_S5-203.md)
- [Idaho Code § 5-204 5-204 ACTION ARISING OUT OF CLAIM TO TITLE OR RENTS OR PROFITS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T5_C2_S5-204.md)
- [Idaho Code § 5-205 5-205 EFFECT OF ENTRY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T5_C2_S5-205.md)
- [Idaho Code § 5-206 5-206 CONSTRUCTIVE POSSESSION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T5_C2_S5-206.md)
- [Idaho Code § 5-207 5-207 POSSESSION UNDER WRITTEN CLAIM OF TITLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T5_C2_S5-207.md)
- [Idaho Code § 5-208 5-208 CLAIM UNDER WRITTEN INSTRUMENT — POSSESSION DEFINED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T5_C2_S5-208.md)
- [Idaho Code § 5-209 5-209 POSSESSION UNDER ORAL CLAIM OF TITLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T5_C2_S5-209.md)
- [Idaho Code § 5-210 5-210 ORAL CLAIM — POSSESSION DEFINED — PAYMENT OF TAXES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T5_C2_S5-210.md)
- [Idaho Code § 5-211 5-211 POSSESSION OF TENANT — PRESUMPTIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T5_C2_S5-211.md)
- [Idaho Code § 5-212 5-212 DESCENT CAST DOES NOT AFFECT RIGHT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T5_C2_S5-212.md)
- [Idaho Code § 5-213 5-213 PERSONS UNDER DISABILITIES — RECOVERY OF REAL PROPERTY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T5_C2_S5-213.md)
- [Idaho Code § 5-214 5-214 ACTIONS OTHER THAN FOR RECOVERY OF REAL PROPERTY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T5_C2_S5-214.md)

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