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70-19-411 Occupancy and payment of taxes necessary to prove adverse possession
Mont. Code Ann. § 70-19-411 · Montana · Statutes
Title 70 › Chapter 19 › Part 4 › Section 70-19-411
Occupancy and payment of taxes necessary to prove adverse possession. … In no case shall adverse possessions be considered established under this code unless it shall be shown that the land has been occupied and claimed for a period of 5 years continuously and the party or
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 2026What constitutes adverse possession under claim of title not founded on written instrument
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.140 · Nevada · Statutes
Title 2 › Chapter 11 › Section 11.140
For the purpose of constituting an adverse possession, by a person claiming title, not founded upon a written instrument, judgment or decree, land shall be deemed to have been possessed and occupied in
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 2026Sec. 47-26. No right to railroad, railway or canal land by adverse possession.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-26 · Connecticut · Statutes
Title 47 › Chapter 821 › Section 47-26
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 2026S.D. Codified Laws § 15-3-12 · South Dakota · Statutes
Title 15 › Chapter 3 › Section 15-3-12
a claim of title exclusive of any other right, but not founded upon a written instrument, or a judgment, or decree, the premises so actually occupied, and no other, shall be deemed to have been held adversely
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 2026Rights by prescription or adverse possession in lands held in name of the authority
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, sec. 52 · Massachusetts · Statutes
Part I › Title XXII › Chapter 161A › Section 52
Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no person shall acquire any rights by prescription or adverse possession in any lands or rights in lands held in the name of the authority, and … no person shall accrue any rights by prescription or adverse possession in any such lands or rights in land for the time period during which such lands or rights in land are or were held in the name of
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 2026Prohibition on adverse possession of alleys, streets, or public parks - Validity of prior deeds
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-301-113 · Arkansas · Statutes
Title 14 › Chapter 301 › Subchapter 1 › Section 14-301-113
(a) No title or right of possession to any alley, street, or public park, or any portion thereof, in any city or incorporated town in this state shall or can be acquired by adverse possession or adverse … possession or adverse occupancy of the alley, street, or public park or any portion thereof where such adverse possession or occupancy commenced after the passage of this section.
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 2026§ 78B-2-212. Adverse possession -- Under claim not founded on written instrument or judgment.
Utah Code § 78B-2-212 · Utah · Statutes
Title 78B › Chapter 78B-2 › § 78B-2-212
occupation of land under claim of title, exclusive of any other right, but not founded upon a written instrument, judgment or decree, the land actually occupied and no other, is considered to have been held adversely
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 2026ORS § 267.247 · Oregon · Statutes
Title 24 › Chapter 267 › Section 267.247
The rights of a mass transit district to lands owned by the district are not extinguished by adverse possession. … Source: Section 267.247 — Acquisition of district lands by adverse possession or operation of statute of limitations prohibited , https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors267.html (accessed
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 2026ORS § 267.612 · Oregon · Statutes
Title 24 › Chapter 267 › Section 267.612
The rights of a transportation district to lands owned by the district are not extinguished by adverse possession. … Source: Section 267.612 — Acquisition of district lands by adverse possession or operation of statute of limitations prohibited , https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors267.html (accessed
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 2026RCW 36.70A.165: Property designated as greenbelt or open space—Not subject to adverse possession.
RCW 36.70A.165 · Washington · Statutes
Title 36 › Chapter 70A › Section 165
The legislature further recognizes that certain greenbelts are subject to adverse possession action which, if carried out, threaten the comprehensive nature of this chapter. … Therefore, a party shall not acquire by adverse possession property that is designated as a plat greenbelt or open space area or that is dedicated as open space to a public agency or to a bona fide homeowner's
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 202614 §812. Acquisition of rights-of-way and easements by adverse possession; notice to prevent
14 M.R.S. § 812 · Maine · Statutes
Title 14 › Part 2 › Chapter 205 › Section 812
No person, class of persons or the public shall acquire a right-of-way or other easement through, in, upon or over the land of another by the adverse use and enjoyment thereof, unless it is continued uninterruptedly
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 202642-1204 EASEMENTS, RIGHTS-OF-WAY, AND OTHER REAL PROPERTY NOT SUBJECT TO ADVERSE POSSESSION.
Idaho Code § 42-1204 · Idaho · Statutes
Title 42 › Chapter 12 › Section 42-1204
Easements, rights-of-way, and other real property not subject to adverse possession. (1) The easements, rights-of-way, or real property owned by irrigation districts, Carey act operating companies, nonprofit … irrigation entities, lateral ditch associations, and drainage districts are not subject to adverse possession
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 2026S.C. Code Ann. § 15-67-230 · South Carolina · Statutes
Title 15 › Chapter 67 › Article 3 › Section 15-67-230
For the purpose of constituting an adverse possession by any person claiming a title founded upon a written instrument or a judgment or decree, land shall be deemed to have been possessed and occupied
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 202612-523 Real property in adverse possession under title or color of title; three year limitation
A.R.S. § 12-523 · Arizona · Statutes
Title 12 › Chapter 5 › Article 2 › Section 523
Real property in adverse possession under title or color of title; three year limitation A. … An action to recover real property from a person in peaceable and adverse possession under title or color of title shall be commenced within three years after the cause of action accrues, and not afterward
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 202628-01-10. Extent of real estate affected by adverse possession not based on written instrument
N.D. Cent. Code § 28-01-10 · North Dakota · Statutes
Title 28 › Chapter 28-01 › Section 28-01-10
Extent of real estate affected by adverse possession not based on written instrument. … a claim of title exclusive of any other right, but not founded upon a written instrument or upon a judgment or decree, the premises actually occupied and no other must be deemed to have been held adversely
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 2026ORS § 221.750 · Oregon · Statutes
Title 21 › Chapter 221 › Section 221.750
possession, however long continued. … Source: Section 221.750 — Right of cities to public areas not extinguished by adverse possession or statute of limitations , https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors221.html (accessed May
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 2026Nev. Rev. Stat. § 40.100 · Nevada · Statutes
Title 3 › Chapter 40 › Section 40.100
thereof in a conspicuous place, on each separate parcel of the property described in the complaint, and each parcel of the land upon which a copy of the summons is posted shall be deemed to be in the possession … made by publication or personally, and with like effect; and any such unknown person who has or claims to have any right, title, estate, lien or interest in the property, or cloud on the title thereto, adverse
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 202648 U.S.C. § 1489 · Federal · Statutes
Title 48—TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS › CHAPTER 10—TERRITORIAL PROVISIONS OF A GENERAL NATURE
On and after March 27, 1934 , no prescription or statute of limitations shall run, or continue to run, against the title of the United States to lands in any territory or possession or place or territory … under the jurisdiction or control of the United States; and no title to any such lands of the United States or any right therein shall be acquired by adverse possession or prescription, or otherwise than
In forceofficial textSnapshot as of Apr 17, 2026372.080 Contract to recover land in adverse possession is void -- Right of action to vest in state
KRS § 372.080 · Kentucky · Statutes
Title XXX › Chapter 372 › Section 372.080
372.080 Contract to recover land in adverse possession is void -- Right of action to vest in state. … Any contract to prosecute an action for the recovery of any land in the adverse possession of another, for the whole or part of the land thus possessed, or for the whole or any part of the profits thereof
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 2026RCW 7.28.050 · Washington · Statutes
Title 7 › Chapter 28 › Section 050
That all actions brought for the recovery of any lands, tenements or hereditaments of which any person may be possessed by actual, open and notorious possession for seven successive years, having a connected … being taken as aforesaid, but when the possessor shall acquire title after taking such possession, the limitation shall begin to run from the time of acquiring title.
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