Statutes and regulations

Essentials of adverse possession not under written instrument or judgment

N.Y. RPA Law § 522 · New York · Statutes

Act RPA › Article 5 › Section 522

Essentials of adverse possession not under written instrument\nor judgment. … For the purpose of constituting an adverse possession not\nfounded upon a written instrument or a judgment or decree, land is\ndeemed to have been possessed and occupied in either of the following\ncases

Adverse possession, how affected by relation of tenants in common

N.Y. RPA Law § 541 · New York · Statutes

Act RPA › Article 5 › Section 541

Adverse possession, how affected by relation of tenants in\ncommon. … \nthe tenant so occupying the premises has acquired another title or has\nclaimed to hold adversely to the other.

§ 508.02 REGISTERED LAND; SAME INCIDENTS AS UNREGISTERED; NO ADVERSE POSSESSION.

Minn. Stat. § 508.02 · Minnesota · Statutes

Part 500_515B › Chapter 508 › Section 508.02

No title to registered land in derogation of that of the registered owner shall be acquired by prescription or by adverse possession, but the common law doctrine of practical location of boundaries applies

28-01-08. Adverse possession when based upon written instrument

N.D. Cent. Code § 28-01-08 · North Dakota · Statutes

Title 28 › Chapter 28-01 › Section 28-01-08

Adverse possession when based upon written instrument Whenever it appears that the occupant, or those under whom the occupant claims, entered into the possession of premises under a claim of title exclusive … of the premises included in such instrument, decree or judgment, or of some part of such premises, under such claim for twenty years, the premises so included must be deemed to have been held adversely

§ 78B-2-214. Adverse possession -- Continuous -- Seven years -- Taxes paid.

Utah Code § 78B-2-214 · Utah · Statutes

Title 78B › Chapter 78B-2 › § 78B-2-214

Adverse possession may not be established unless it is shown that the land has been occupied and claimed continuously for seven years, and that the party and the party's predecessors and grantors have

§ 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,

Acts 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

§ 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,

Twenty years' possession under written instrument or judgment deemed adverse possession--Tract divided into lots

S.D. Codified Laws § 15-3-10 · South Dakota · Statutes

Title 15 › Chapter 3 › Section 15-3-10

in such instrument, decree, or judgment, or of some part of such premises under such claim for twenty years, the premises so included shall be deemed to have been held adversely; except that where the … premises so included consist of a tract divided into lots the possession of one lot shall not be deemed a possession of any other lot of the same tract.

§ 78B-2-215. Adverse possession -- Payment of taxes -- Proviso -- Tax title.

Utah Code § 78B-2-215 · Utah · Statutes

Title 78B › Chapter 78B-2 › § 78B-2-215

less than four years by the holder of a tax title to the real property or his predecessors is sufficient to satisfy the requirements of this chapter regarding the payment of taxes necessary to establish adverse … possession.

§ 34-1-112. Claim of adverse possession not to invalidate conveyance

Wyo. Stat. § 34-1-112 · Wyoming · Statutes

Title 34 › Chapter 1 › Section 34-1-112

No grant or conveyance of lands or interest therein shall be void, for the reason that at the time of the execution thereof, such land shall be in the actual possession of another, claiming adversely.

95.21 Adverse possession against lands purchased at sales made by executors.

Fla. Stat. § 95.21 · Florida · Statutes

Title VIII › Chapter 95 › Section 95.21

The title of any purchaser, or the purchaser’s assigns, who has held possession for 3 years of any real or personal property purchased at a sale made by an executor, administrator, or guardian shall not

539:6 No Right Acquired by Adverse Possession of State Lands.

N.H. Rev. Stat. § 539:6 · New Hampshire · Statutes

Title LV › Chapter 539 › Section 6

No right shall be acquired by such entry or possession, nor by any adverse possession of such land, as against the state or its grantees.

§ 78B-2-213. What constitutes adverse possession not under written instrument.

Utah Code § 78B-2-213 · Utah · Statutes

Title 78B › Chapter 78B-2 › § 78B-2-213

Land is considered to be possessed and occupied adversely by a person claiming title not founded upon a written instrument, judgment, or decree in the following cases only, where: (1) it has been protected

Sec. 47-25. Right to light not gained by adverse possession.

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-25 · Connecticut · Statutes

Title 47 › Chapter 821 › Section 47-25

Adverse possession; founded on recorded title claim and payment of taxes.

Wis. Stat. § 893.27 · Wisconsin · Statutes

Chapter 893 › Section 893.27

(1) An action for the recovery or the possession of real estate and a defense or counterclaim based upon title to real estate are barred by uninterrupted adverse possession of 7 years, except as provided … A person who in connection with his or her predecessors in interest is in uninterrupted adverse possession of real estate for 7 years, except as provided by s. 893.29 , may commence an action to establish

Entry upon real estate, when valid as interruption of adverse possession.

Wis. Stat. § 893.32 · Wisconsin · Statutes

Chapter 893 › Section 893.32

No entry upon real estate is sufficient or valid as an interruption of adverse possession of the real estate unless an action is commenced against the adverse possessor within one year after the entry … and before the applicable adverse possession period of limitation specified in this subchapter has run, or unless the entry in fact terminates the adverse possession and is followed by possession by the

58-2247 - Title by adverse possession of land for public park.

K.S.A. § 58-2247 · Kansas · Statutes

Chapter 58 › Article 22 › Section 58-2247

Title by adverse possession of land for public park. … Whenever by gift or donation from any fee title owner any city has received and taken possession of any ground within such city and used the same for a public park for fifteen years or longer and during

381.240 Title to land in adverse possession not to be certified

KRS § 381.240 · Kentucky · Statutes

Title XXXII › Chapter 381 › Section 381.240

381.240 Title to land in adverse possession not to be certified. … person or corporation shown to be the owner of the abstract or certificate, when such person in possession is claiming such lands under title adverse to that shown in such abstract or certificate.

149.040 Control over property -- No adverse possession -- Cooperation with governmental agencies

KRS § 149.040 · Kentucky · Statutes

Title XII › Chapter 149 › Section 149.040

149.040 Control over property -- No adverse possession -- Cooperation with governmental agencies. … (3) No person shall acquire title by adverse possession to any property under control of the cabinet.