North Dakota § 28-01-07 Presumption against adverse possession of real estate

North Dakota Statutes

§ 28-01-07 — Presumption against adverse possession of real estate

North Dakota § 28-01-07

Title 28Judicial Procedure, Civil

Ch. 28-01Time for Commencing Actions

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N.D. Cent. Code § 28-01-07 (2026).

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In every action for the recovery of real property or for the possession thereof, the person
establishing a legal title to the premises must be presumed to have been possessed thereof
within the time required by law, and the occupation of such premises by any other person must
be deemed to have been under and in subordination to the legal title, unless it appears that

such premises have been held and possessed adversely to such legal title for twenty years
before the commencement of such action.

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In every action for the recovery of real property or for the possession thereof, the person
establishing a legal title to the premises must be presumed to have been possessed thereof
within the time required by law, and the occupation of such premises by any other person must
be deemed to have been under and in subordination to the legal title, unless it appears that

such premises have been held and possessed adversely to such legal title for twenty years
before the commencement of such action.