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Maintenance of roads where public use acquired through adverse possession
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-296-101 · Arkansas · Statutes
Title 14 › Chapter 296 › Section 14-296-101
If the public obtains the right to use a road through adverse possession, the municipality or county in which the road is located shall have the authority to maintain the road. … If the public obtains the right to use a road through adverse possession, the municipality or county in which the road is located shall have the authority to maintain the road.
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 202628-01-08. 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
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 202695.18 Real property actions; adverse possession without color of title.
Fla. Stat. § 95.18 · Florida · Statutes
Title VIII › Chapter 95 › Section 95.18
(b) The date that the person claiming adverse possession entered into possession of the property. … that the person is claiming adverse possession
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 2026§ 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
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 2026§ 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
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 2026§ 15-4-15. Effect of coverture on adverse possession cases.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-4-15 · Rhode Island · Statutes
Title 15 › Chapter 15-4 › Section 15-4-15
In all causes of action or cases of adverse possession, no exception to the running of the statute of limitations shall be made in favor of a married woman because of her coverture.
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 2026Essentials 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
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 2026Adverse 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.
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 2026S.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.
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 2026§ 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.
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 2026§ 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.
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 2026Sec. 47-25. Right to light not gained by adverse possession.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-25 · Connecticut · Statutes
Title 47 › Chapter 821 › Section 47-25
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 202695.21 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
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 2026539:6 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.
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 2026§ 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
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 2026Adverse 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
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 2026Entry 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
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 2026Section 6-6-286 Proceedings Upon Defendant’s Suggestion of Adverse Possession
Ala. Code § 6-6-286 · Alabama · Statutes
Title 6 › Chapter 6 › Section 6-6-286
(a) When an action is commenced to recover land or the possession thereof, the defendant may, at any time before the trial, suggest upon the record that he, and those whose possession he has, have, for … three years next before the commencement of the action, had adverse possession thereof, which must be construed to mean the same character of possession as will put in operation the statute of limitations
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 2026State's interest may not be obtained by adverse possession or prescription.
Alaska Stat. § 38.95.010 · Alaska · Statutes
Title 38 › Chapter 38.95 › Section 38.95.010
No title or interest to land under the jurisdiction of the state may be acquired by adverse possession or prescription, or in any other manner except by conveyance from the state.
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 2026197.3335 Tax payments when property is subject to adverse possession; refunds.
Fla. Stat. § 197.3335 · Florida · Statutes
Title XIV › Chapter 197 › Section 197.3335
If an adverse possession return has been submitted, or is submitted within 30 days of the earlier payment, the tax collector must comply with subsection (2). … property appraiser under s. 95.18(5)(c), from a person claiming adverse possession for the portion of the property subject to the claim.
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