Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code

§ 16.025 — ADVERSE POSSESSION: FIVE-YEAR LIMITATIONS PERIOD

CP § 16.025Title 2. TRIAL, JUDGMENT, AND APPEAL · Part B. TRIAL MATTERS · Ch. 16. LIMITATIONS · Art. B. LIMITATIONS OF REAL PROPERTY ACTIONS

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(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:

Legislative history

Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 94 (S.B. 885), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.