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Code of Civil Procedure § 318

CHAPTER 2. The Time of Commencing Actions for the Recovery of Real Property

Current as of September 28, 2026Code Civ. Proc., § 318Official source ↗

Enacted 1872.

No action for the recovery of real property, or for the recovery of the possession thereof, can be maintained, unless it appear that the plaintiff, his ancestor, predecessor, or grantor, was seized or possessed of the property in question, within five years before the commencement of the action.