# N.D. Cent. Code § 28-01-12: 28-01-12. When possession of tenant presumed to be possession of landlord

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T28_C28-01_S28-01-12

## Section

- **Citation:** N.D. Cent. Code § 28-01-12
- **Heading:** 28-01-12. When possession of tenant presumed to be possession of landlord
- **Jurisdiction:** North Dakota
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** ND Code / Title 28 / Chapter 28-01 / Section 28-01-12

## Text

28-01-12. When possession of tenant presumed to be possession of landlord

Whenever the relation of landlord and tenant has existed, the possession of the tenant must

be deemed the possession of the landlord, until the expiration of twenty years from the

termination of the tenancy, or, when there has been no written lease, until the expiration of

twenty years from the time of the last payment of rent, notwithstanding that such tenant may

have acquired another title or may have claimed to hold adversely to the tenant's landlord. Such

presumptions may not be made after the periods herein limited.

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