# 14 M.R.S. § 6658: 14 §6658. Action by owners of wild land

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T14_P7_C723_S6658

## Section

- **Citation:** 14 M.R.S. § 6658
- **Heading:** 14 §6658. Action by owners of wild land
- **Jurisdiction:** Maine
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** ME Code / Title 14 / Part 7 / Chapter 723 / Section 6658

## Text

Any person or persons claiming an estate of freehold in wild lands or in an interest in common and undivided therein, if the plaintiff and those under whom he claims has for 4 years next prior to the filing of the complaint held such open, exclusive, peaceable, continuous and adverse possession thereof as comports with the ordinary management of wild lands in this State, may maintain an action to quiet or establish the title thereto or to remove a cloud from the title thereto, as provided in sections 6655 to 6657 .

## Nearby sections

- [14 M.R.S. § 6651 14 §6651. Summary proceedings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T14_P7_C723_S6651.md)
- [14 M.R.S. § 6652 14 §6652. Petition to remove easement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T14_P7_C723_S6652.md)
- [14 M.R.S. § 6653 14 §6653. Complaint; grantee as party](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T14_P7_C723_S6653.md)
- [14 M.R.S. § 6654 14 §6654. Appearance of interested parties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T14_P7_C723_S6654.md)
- [14 M.R.S. § 6655 14 §6655. Description of unknown persons](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T14_P7_C723_S6655.md)
- [14 M.R.S. § 6656 14 §6656. Service on missing defendant; agent; expenses](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T14_P7_C723_S6656.md)
- [14 M.R.S. § 6657 14 §6657. Proceedings in court](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T14_P7_C723_S6657.md)
- [14 M.R.S. § 6658 14 §6658. Action by owners of wild land](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T14_P7_C723_S6658.md)
- [14 M.R.S. § 6659 14 §6659. Action by abutters of discontinued road or way](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T14_P7_C723_S6659.md)
- [14 M.R.S. § 6660 14 §6660. Burden of proof](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T14_P7_C723_S6660.md)
- [14 M.R.S. § 6661 14 §6661. Application](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T14_P7_C723_S6661.md)
- [14 M.R.S. § 6662 14 §6662. Extinguishment of mineral rights](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T14_P7_C723_S6662.md)

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