Arizona § 12-521 Definitions

Arizona Statutes

§ 12-521 — Definitions

Arizona § 12-521

Title 12Arizona Revised Statutes

Ch. 5LIMITATIONS OF ACTIONS

Art. 2Real Actions

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Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 12-521 (2026).

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A.In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

1."Adverse possession" means an actual and visible appropriation of the land, commenced and continued under a claim of right inconsistent with and hostile to the claim of another.

2."Peaceable possession" means possession which is continuous, and not interrupted by an adverse action to recover the estate.

3."Real property" includes mines and mining claims.

B."Peaceable and adverse possession" need not be continued in the same person, but when held by different persons successively there must be a privity of estate between them.

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A. In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. "Adverse possession" means an actual and visible appropriation of the land, commenced and continued under a claim of right inconsistent with and hostile to the claim of another.

2. "Peaceable possession" means possession which is continuous, and not interrupted by an adverse action to recover the estate.

3. "Real property" includes mines and mining claims.

B. "Peaceable and adverse possession" need not be continued in the same person, but when held by different persons successively there must be a privity of estate between them.