# Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.024

> Texas · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccp_C16_S16.024

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.024
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 16 / Section 16.024

## Text

Sec. 16.024. ADVERSE POSSESSION: THREE-YEAR LIMITATIONS PERIOD. A person must bring suit to recover real property held by another in peaceable and adverse possession under title or color of title not later than three years after the day the cause of action accrues.

## Nearby sections

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