Adverse possession, not founded on written instrument.

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WI Code › Chapter 893 › Section 893.25

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(1) An action for the recovery or the possession of real estate and a defense or counterclaim based on title to real estate are barred by uninterrupted adverse possession of 20 years, except as provided by s. 893.14 and 893.29 . A person who, in connection with his or her predecessors in interest, is in uninterrupted adverse possession of real estate for 20 years, except as provided by s. 893.29 , may commence an action to establish title under ch. 841 .

(2) Real estate is possessed adversely under this section:

(a) Only if the person possessing it, in connection with his or her predecessors in interest, is in actual continued occupation under claim of title, exclusive of any other right; and

(b) Only to the extent that it is actually occupied and:

1. Protected by a substantial enclosure; or

2. Usually cultivated or improved.

History: 1979 c. 323 .

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Adverse possession, not founded on written instrument. · Wis. Stat. § 893.25 | Frix