Colorado § 38-39-208 - Action within seven years when in possession.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 38-39-208 — Action within seven years when in possession., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 38-39-208. Action within seven years when in possession.
No action shall be commenced for any reason whatsoever to question or to set aside any foreclosure of any deed of trust, mortgage, or other lien, unless such action is commenced within seven years after the date of the vesting of title pursuant to such foreclosure.
Source: L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 1678, § 3, effective October 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 38-40-114, as it existed prior to 1990.
ANNOTATION
Law reviews. For note, "Adverse Possession in Colorado", see 27 Rocky Mt. L. Rev. 88 (1954). For article, "An Analysis of the Effect of S.B. 123 on Foreclosures", see 17 Colo. Law. 845 (1988).
Section is inapplicable to suits for wrongful foreclosure. Commercial Equity Corp. v. Majestic Sav. & Loan Ass'n, 620 P.2d 56 (Colo. App. 1980).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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