§ 95.14, Fla. Stat. · Chapter 95. LIMITATIONS OF ACTIONS; ADVERSE POSSESSION
Real property actions; limitation upon action founded upon title.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
No cause of action or defense to an action founded on the title to real property, or to rents or service from it, shall be maintained unless:
(1) The person prosecuting the action or making the defense, or under whose title the action is prosecuted or the defense is made, or the ancestor, predecessor, or grantor of the person, was seized or possessed of the real property within 7 years before commencement of the action; or
(2) Title to the real property was derived from the United States or the state within 7 years before commencement of the action. The time under this subsection shall not begin to run until the conveyance of the title from the state or the United States.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 3, ch. 1869, 1872; RS 1288; GS 1719; RGS 2933; CGL 4653; s. 10, ch. 74-382.
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