# Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.070: No cause of action effectual unless party or predecessor seized or possessed within 5 years

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T2_C11_S11.070

## Section

- **Citation:** Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.070
- **Heading:** No cause of action effectual unless party or predecessor seized or possessed within 5 years
- **Jurisdiction:** Nevada
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** NV Code / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11.070

## Text

No cause of action or defense to an action, founded upon the title to real property, or to rents or to services out of the same, shall be effectual, unless it appears that the person prosecuting the action or making the defense, or under whose title the action is prosecuted or the defense is made, or the ancestor, predecessor, or grantor of such person, was seized or possessed of the premises in question within 5 years before the committing of the act in respect to which said action is prosecuted or defense made.

## Nearby sections

- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.010 Commencement of civil actions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T2_C11_S11.010.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.020 Effect of laws of limitation of other states or countries](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T2_C11_S11.020.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.030 When action cannot be brought by grantee from this State](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T2_C11_S11.030.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.040 When actions by State or its grantees are to be brought within 7 years](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T2_C11_S11.040.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.060 Action for recovery of mining claims: Occupation and possession; other applicable provisions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T2_C11_S11.060.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.070 No cause of action effectual unless party or predecessor seized or possessed within 5 years](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T2_C11_S11.070.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.080 Seisin within 5 years; when necessary in action for real property](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T2_C11_S11.080.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.090 Peaceable entry; when not valid as claim](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T2_C11_S11.090.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.100 Possession presumed in legal owner unless adversely held](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T2_C11_S11.100.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.110 Occupation under written instrument or judgment; when deemed adverse](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T2_C11_S11.110.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.120 What constitutes adverse possession under written instrument or judgment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T2_C11_S11.120.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.130 Premises actually occupied under claim of title deemed to be held adversely](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T2_C11_S11.130.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.140 What constitutes adverse possession under claim of title not founded on written instrument](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T2_C11_S11.140.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.150 Additional requirements for adverse possession: Occupation continuously for 5 years; payment of taxes](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T2_C11_S11.150.md)

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