893.24 Adverse possession; section lines. (1) A written instrument or judgment that declares the boundaries of real estate adversely possessed under s. 893.29, 1995 stats., or s. 893.25, 893.26 or 893.27 does not affect any section line or any section subdivision line established by the United States public land survey or any section or section […]
893.25 Adverse possession, not founded on written instrument. (1) An action for the recovery or the possession of real estate and a defense or counterclaim based on title to real estate are barred by uninterrupted adverse possession of 20 years, except as provided by s. 893.14 and 893.29. A person who, in connection with his […]
893.26 Adverse possession, founded on recorded written instrument. (1) An action for the recovery or the possession of real estate and a defense or counterclaim based upon title to real estate are barred by uninterrupted adverse possession of 10 years, except as provided by s. 893.14 and 893.29. A person who in connection with his […]
893.27 Adverse possession; founded on recorded title claim and payment of taxes. (1) An action for the recovery or the possession of real estate and a defense or counterclaim based upon title to real estate are barred by uninterrupted adverse possession of 7 years, except as provided by s. 893.14 or 893.29. A person who […]
893.28 Prescriptive rights by adverse user. (1) Continuous adverse use of rights in real estate of another for at least 20 years, except as provided in s. 893.29 establishes the prescriptive right to continue the use. Any person who in connection with his or her predecessor in interest has made continuous adverse use of rights […]
893.29 No adverse possession by or against the state or political subdivisions. (1) Except as provided in sub. (2) (b), no title to or interest in real property belonging to the state or a city, village, town, county, school district, sewerage commission, sewerage district or any other unit of government within this state may be […]
893.30 Presumption from legal title. In every action to recover or for the possession of real property, and in every defense based on legal title, the person establishing a legal title to the premises is presumed to have been in possession of the premises within the time required by law, and the occupation of such […]
893.305 Affidavit of interruption; adverse possession and prescriptive use. (1) Definitions. In this section: (a) “Affidavit of interruption” means an affidavit that satisfies the requirements under sub. (3). (b) “Neighbor” means a person who holds record title to real estate abutting the record title holder’s real estate. (c) “Survey” means a property survey that complies […]
893.31 Tenant’s possession that of landlord. Whenever the relation of landlord and tenant exists between any persons the possession of the tenant is the possession of the landlord until the expiration of 10 years from the termination of the tenancy; or if there is no written lease until the expiration of 10 years from the […]
893.32 Entry upon real estate, when valid as interruption of adverse possession. No entry upon real estate is sufficient or valid as an interruption of adverse possession of the real estate unless an action is commenced against the adverse possessor within one year after the entry and before the applicable adverse possession period of limitation […]
893.33 Action concerning real estate. (1) In this section “purchaser” means a person to whom an estate, mortgage, lease or other interest in real estate is conveyed, assigned or leased for a valuable consideration. (2) Except as provided in subs. (5) to (9), no action affecting the possession or title of any real estate may […]
893.34 Immunity for property owners. No suit may be brought against any property owner who, in good faith, terminates a tenancy as the result of receiving a notice from a law enforcement agency under s. 704.17 (1p) (c), (2) (c) or (3) (b). History: 1993 a. 139; 2017 a. 317, s. 54.
893.35 Action to recover personal property. An action to recover personal property shall be commenced within 6 years after the cause of action accrues or be barred. The cause of action accrues at the time the wrongful taking or conversion occurs, or the wrongful detention begins. An action for damage for wrongful taking, conversion or […]
893.36 Secured livestock. (1g) In this section: (a) “Buyer in ordinary course of business” has the meaning provided by s. 401.201 (2) (em). (b) “Collateral” has the meaning provided by s. 409.102 (1) (cs). (c) “Debtor” has the meaning provided by s. 409.102 (1) (gs). (d) “Market agency” means a person regularly engaged in the […]
893.37 Survey. No action may be brought against an engineer or any professional land surveyor, as defined in s. 443.01 (7m), to recover damages for negligence, errors, or omission in the making of any survey nor for contribution or indemnity related to such negligence, errors, or omissions more than 6 years after the completion of […]
893.38 Extension of certain approvals. (1) Definitions. In this section: (a) “Challenged permit” means a permit or other approval to which all of the following apply: 1. The permit or other approval authorizes a construction project. 2. The application for the permit or other approval includes a description of the construction project. 3. The permit […]
