Louisiana § RS 31:79 - Prescription when after-acquired title doctrine applies; extinction of outstanding servitude
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 31:79 — Prescription when after-acquired title doctrine applies; extinction of outstanding servitude, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 31:79. Prescription when after-acquired title doctrine applies; extinction of outstanding servitude
If the landowner who purported to create the servitude remains the owner of the land at the time of the extinction of the previously outstanding rights, the party in whose favor the doctrine operates has whatever time remains between the date of vesting of title in him and ten years from the date of the transaction by which the party purported to acquire in which to exercise his rights.
Acts 1974, No. 50, §79, eff. Jan. 1, 1975; Acts 2023, No. 88, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 31:79 ("Prescription when after-acquired title doctrine applies; extinction of outstanding servitude") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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