# K.S.A. § 60-503: 60-503 - Adverse possession

> Kansas · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C60_A5_S60-503

## Section

- **Citation:** K.S.A. § 60-503
- **Heading:** 60-503 - Adverse possession
- **Jurisdiction:** Kansas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** KS Code / Chapter 60 / Article 5 / Section 60-503

## Text

60-503. Adverse possession. No action shall be maintained against any person for the recovery of real property who has been in open, exclusive and continuous possession of such real property, either under a claim knowingly adverse or under a belief of ownership, for a period of fifteen (15) years. This section shall not apply to any action commenced within one (1) year after the effective date of this act.

## Nearby sections

- [K.S.A. § 60-501 60-501 - Scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C60_A5_S60-501.md)
- [K.S.A. § 60-503 60-503 - Adverse possession.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C60_A5_S60-503.md)
- [K.S.A. § 60-504 60-504 - Execution sale.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C60_A5_S60-504.md)
- [K.S.A. § 60-505 60-505 - Sales by executors, administrators or conservators.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C60_A5_S60-505.md)
- [K.S.A. § 60-506 60-506 - Forcible entry and detention.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C60_A5_S60-506.md)
- [K.S.A. § 60-507 60-507 - Unspecified real property actions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C60_A5_S60-507.md)
- [K.S.A. § 60-508 60-508 - Persons under legal disabilities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C60_A5_S60-508.md)
- [K.S.A. § 60-509 60-509 - Real property actions excepted.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C60_A5_S60-509.md)
- [K.S.A. § 60-510 60-510 - Effect of limitations prescribed.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C60_A5_S60-510.md)
- [K.S.A. § 60-511 60-511 - Actions limited to five years.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C60_A5_S60-511.md)
- [K.S.A. § 60-512 60-512 - Actions limited to three years.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C60_A5_S60-512.md)
- [K.S.A. § 60-513 60-513 - Actions limited to two years.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C60_A5_S60-513.md)
- [K.S.A. § 60-514 60-514 - Actions limited to one year.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C60_A5_S60-514.md)
- [K.S.A. § 60-515 60-515 - Persons under legal disability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C60_A5_S60-515.md)

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