Actions brought for the recovery of any lands, tenements, or hereditaments which any person may claim by virtue of actual residence, occupancy, or possession for seven successive years having a connected title in law or equity, deducible of record, from this state or the United States, or from any public officer or other person authorized by the laws of this state to sell such land for the nonpayment of taxes, or from any sheriff, marshal, or other person authorized to sell such land on execution, or under any order, judgment, or decree of any court of record shall be brought within seven years next after possession has been taken as provided in this section; but when the possessor acquires such title after taking such possession, the limitation shall begin to run from the time of acquiring title.
Source: L. 27: p. 601, § 35. CSA: C. 40, § 141. CRS 53: § 118-7-6. C.R.S. 1963: § 118-7-6.
Structure Colorado Code
Title 38 - Property - Real and Personal
Article 41 - Limitations - Homestead Exemptions
Part 1 - Limitation of Actions Affecting Real Property
§ 38-41-101. Limitation of Eighteen Years
§ 38-41-103. Evidence of Adverse Possession
§ 38-41-104. Time to Make an Entry or Bring an Action to Recover Land
§ 38-41-105. Abstract of Title Prima Facie Evidence
§ 38-41-106. Limitation Seven Years - Possession Under Official and Judicial Conveyance or Orders
§ 38-41-108. Rights in Possession Seven Years - Color of Title and Payment of Taxes
§ 38-41-109. When in Possession Under Color of Title - Unoccupied Lands
§ 38-41-110. Payment of Delinquent Taxes by Owner of Less Than Whole Property
§ 38-41-111. When Action Will Not Lie Against Person in Possession
§ 38-41-112. Legal Disability - Extension of Two Years
§ 38-41-113. Limitations May Be Asserted Affirmatively or by Way of Defense
§ 38-41-114. When Limitations Apply
§ 38-41-115. Setting Aside Judgments Against Unknown Parties
§ 38-41-116. Actions to Enforce Contracts of Sale
§ 38-41-117. Actions to Enforce Bonds for Deeds