95.22 – Limitation Upon Claims by Remaining Heirs, When Deed Made by One or More.
95.22 Limitation upon claims by remaining heirs, when deed made by one or more.— (1) When any person owning real property or any interest in it dies and a conveyance is made by one or more of the person’s heirs or devisees, purporting to convey, either singly or in the aggregate, the entire interest of the decedent […]
95.231 – Limitations Where Deed or Will on Record.
95.231 Limitations where deed or will on record.— (1) Five years after the recording of an instrument required to be executed in accordance with s. 689.01; 5 years after the recording of a power of attorney accompanying and used for an instrument required to be executed in accordance with s. 689.01; or 5 years after the probate […]
95.281 – Limitations; Instruments Encumbering Real Property.
95.281 Limitations; instruments encumbering real property.— (1) The lien of a mortgage or other instrument encumbering real property, herein called mortgage, except those specified in subsection (5), shall terminate after the expiration of the following periods of time: (a) If the final maturity of an obligation secured by a mortgage is ascertainable from the record of it, 5 […]
95.35 – Termination of Contracts to Purchase Real Estate in Which There Is No Maturity Date.
95.35 Termination of contracts to purchase real estate in which there is no maturity date.—Whenever: (1) Any person contracts by written agreement to purchase real property before July 1, 1972, and the final maturity of the obligation is not ascertainable from the record of the contract, or accepts an assignment of such a contract, but (2) Even though […]
95.36 – Dedications to Municipalities or Counties for Park Purposes.
95.36 Dedications to municipalities or counties for park purposes.— (1) Dedications of land to municipalities or counties for park purposes that have been recorded for 30 years shall not be challenged by the dedicator or any other person when the land has been put to some municipal or county use during the period of dedication or has […]
95.361 – Roads Presumed to Be Dedicated.
95.361 Roads presumed to be dedicated.— (1) When a road, constructed by a county, a municipality, or the Department of Transportation, has been maintained or repaired continuously and uninterruptedly for 4 years by the county, municipality, or the Department of Transportation, jointly or severally, the road shall be deemed to be dedicated to the public to the […]
95.13 – Real Property Actions; Possession by Legal Owner Presumed.
95.13 Real property actions; possession by legal owner presumed.—In every action to recover real property or its possession, the person establishing legal title to the property shall be presumed to have been possessed of it within the time prescribed by law. The occupation of the property by any other person shall be in subordination to the […]
95.14 – Real Property Actions; Limitation Upon Action Founded Upon Title.
95.14 Real property actions; limitation upon action founded upon title.—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 […]
95.16 – Real Property Actions; Adverse Possession Under Color of Title.
95.16 Real property actions; adverse possession under color of title.— (1) When the occupant, or those under whom the occupant claims, entered into possession of real property under a claim of title exclusive of any other right, founding the claim on a written instrument as being a conveyance of the property, or on a decree or judgment, […]
95.18 – Real Property Actions; Adverse Possession Without Color of Title.
95.18 Real property actions; adverse possession without color of title.— (1) When the possessor has been in actual continued possession of real property for 7 years under a claim of title exclusive of any other right, but not founded on a written instrument, judgment, or decree, or when those under whom the possessor claims meet these criteria, […]