Texas § CP.16.025 - ADVERSE POSSESSION
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § CP.16.025 — ADVERSE POSSESSION, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ CP.16.025. ADVERSE POSSESSION
ADVERSE POSSESSION: FIVE-YEAR LIMITATIONS PERIOD. (a) A person must bring suit not later than five years after the day the cause of action accrues to recover real property held in peaceable and adverse possession by another who: (1) cultivates, uses, or enjoys the property; (2) pays applicable taxes on the property; and (3) claims the property under a duly registered deed. (b) This section does not apply to a claim based on a quitclaim deed, a forged deed, or a deed executed under a forged power of attorney. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 94 (S.B. 885 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
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Section CP.16.025 ("ADVERSE POSSESSION") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. 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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