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58-2208 - Adverse possession; interest may be conveyed notwithstanding.
K.S.A. § 58-2208 · Kansas · Statutes
Chapter 58 › Article 22 › Section 58-2208
Adverse possession; interest may be conveyed notwithstanding. … Any person claiming title to real estate may, notwithstanding there may be an adverse possession thereof, sell and convey his or her interest therein, in the same manner and with like effect as if he or
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 2026§ 78B-2-216. Adverse possession of certain real property.
Utah Code § 78B-2-216 · Utah · Statutes
Title 78B › Chapter 78B-2 › § 78B-2-216
Water facility" means any improvement or structure used, or intended to be used, to divert, convey, store, measure, or treat water. (2) Except as provided in Subsection (3), a person may not acquire by adverse … possession, prescriptive use, or acquiescence any right in or title to any real property: (a) held by a government entity; and (b) designated for any present or future public use, including: (i) a street
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 202693.130 Conveyance of land in adverse possession of another
ORS § 93.130 · Oregon · Statutes
Title 10 › Chapter 93 › Section 93.130
No grant or conveyance of lands or interest therein is void for the reason that at the time of its execution the lands were in the actual possession of another claiming adversely. … Source: Section 93.130 — Conveyance of land in adverse possession of another , https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors093.html (accessed May 26, 2025).
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 2026§ 78B-2-209. Adverse possession -- Presumption -- Proviso -- Tax title.
Utah Code § 78B-2-209 · Utah · Statutes
Title 78B › Chapter 78B-2 › § 78B-2-209
The occupation of the property by any other person is considered to have been under and in subordination to the legal title, unless it appears that the property has been held and possessed adversely to … possession.
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 2026Prescription, adverse possession or right of way by necessity
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 185, sec. 53 · Massachusetts · Statutes
Part II › Title I › Chapter 185 › Section 53
No title to registered land, or easement or other right therein, in derogation of the title of the registered owner, shall be acquired by prescription or adverse possession. … No title to registered land, or easement or other right therein, in derogation of the title of the registered owner, shall be acquired by prescription or adverse possession.
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 2026What constitutes adverse possession under written instrument or judgment
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.120 · Nevada · Statutes
Title 2 › Chapter 11 › Section 11.120
For the purpose of constituting adverse possession by any person claiming a title, founded upon a written instrument or judgment or decree, land shall be deemed to have been possessed and occupied in the
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 2026RCW 7.28.090 · Washington · Statutes
Title 59 › Chapter 28 › Section 090
Nor shall they extend to lands or tenements when there shall be an adverse title to such lands or tenements, and the holder of such adverse title is a person under eighteen years of age, or has been placed … However, such persons as aforesaid shall commence an action to recover such lands or tenements so possessed as aforesaid, within three years after the several disabilities herein enumerated shall cease
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 2026RCW 7.28.090 · Washington · Statutes
Title 7 › Chapter 28 › Section 090
Nor shall they extend to lands or tenements when there shall be an adverse title to such lands or tenements, and the holder of such adverse title is a person under eighteen years of age, or has been placed … However, such persons as aforesaid shall commence an action to recover such lands or tenements so possessed as aforesaid, within three years after the several disabilities herein enumerated shall cease
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 2026Section 16-20-6 When Title Acquired by Adverse Possession
Ala. Code § 16-20-6 · Alabama · Statutes
Title 16 › Chapter 20 › Section 16-20-6
his predecessors in said color of title, the Attorney General shall not require affidavits of adverse possession for the period prior to 1908, except in cases of boundary line disputes, to establish said … adverse possession.
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 202638-36-137. No title by prescription or adverse possession
C.R.S. § 38-36-137 · Colorado · Statutes
Title 38 › Article 36 › Part 1 › Section 38-36-137
No title by prescription or adverse possession. No title to registered land in derogation of that of the registered owner shall ever be acquired by prescription or adverse possession.
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 202695.16 Real property actions; adverse possession under color of title.
Fla. Stat. § 95.16 · Florida · Statutes
Title VIII › Chapter 95 › Section 95.16
adversely. … Adverse possession commencing after December 31, 1945, shall not be deemed adverse possession under color of title until the instrument upon which the claim of title is founded is recorded in the office
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 2026§ 78B-2-210. Adverse possession -- Under written instrument or judgment.
Utah Code § 78B-2-210 · Utah · Statutes
Title 78B › Chapter 78B-2 › § 78B-2-210
(1) Property is considered to have been adversely held if a person in possession of the property, either personally or through another: (a) (i) possesses a written document purporting to convey title; … tract divided into lots, the possession of one lot is not considered a possession of any other lot in the same tract.
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 2026§ 78B-2-211. What constitutes adverse possession under written instrument.
Utah Code § 78B-2-211 · Utah · Statutes
Title 78B › Chapter 78B-2 › § 78B-2-211
For the purpose of constituting an adverse possession by any person claiming a title based upon a written instrument or a judgment or decree, the property is considered to have been possessed if: (1) it
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 2026Adverse possession, how affected by relation of landlord and tenant
N.Y. RPA Law § 531 · New York · Statutes
Act RPA › Article 5 › Section 531
Adverse possession, how affected by relation of landlord and\ntenant. … Where the relation of landlord and tenant has existed, the\npossession of the tenant is deemed the possession of the landlord until\nthe expiration of ten years after the termination of the tenancy; or
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 2026Adverse possession; how affected by acts across a boundary line
N.Y. RPA Law § 543 · New York · Statutes
Act RPA › Article 5 › Section 543
Adverse possession; how affected by acts across a boundary\nline. 1. … the\nexistence of de minimus non-structural encroachments including, but not\nlimited to, fences, hedges, shrubbery, plantings, sheds and\nnon-structural walls, shall be deemed to be permissive and non-adverse
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 2026Requirements for surrender of firearm in possession of adverse party
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 33.600 · Nevada · Statutes
Title 3 › Chapter 33 › Section 33.600
After a court orders an adverse party to surrender any firearm pursuant to NRS 33.590 , the adverse party shall, immediately after service of the order, surrender any firearm that is in the possession … If there is probable cause to believe that the adverse party has not surrendered any firearm that is in the possession or control of the adverse party, any law enforcement officer may apply to the court
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 202628-01-07. Presumption against adverse possession of real estate
N.D. Cent. Code § 28-01-07 · North Dakota · Statutes
Title 28 › Chapter 28-01 › Section 28-01-07
Presumption against adverse possession of real estate In every action for the recovery of real property or for the possession thereof, the person establishing a legal title to the premises must be presumed … it appears that such premises have been held and possessed adversely to such legal title for twenty years before the commencement of such action.
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 2026§ 39-1-30.2. Possession of land adverse to a utility.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-1-30.2 · Rhode Island · Statutes
Title 39 › Chapter 39-1 › Section 39-1-30.2
No interest in real property of an electric distribution company, electric transmission company, gas, telephone, or water utility may be defeated or otherwise adversely affected by the use, possession,
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 2026§ 34-16-7. Presumption of lost grant by adverse possession.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-16-7 · Rhode Island · Statutes
Title 34 › Chapter 34-16 › Section 34-16-7
Open, adverse, exclusive, and uninterrupted possession and enjoyment by the plaintiff, or by his or her predecessors in title or both the plaintiff and predecessors together of the real estate or his,
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 2026Acts constituting adverse possession based on written instrument or judgment
S.D. Codified Laws § 15-3-11 · South Dakota · Statutes
Title 15 › Chapter 3 › Section 15-3-11
For the purpose of constituting an adverse possession by any person claiming a title founded upon a written instrument, or a judgment, or a decree, land shall be deemed to have been possessed and occupied
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