(1) The person prosecuting the action or making the defense, or under whose title the action is prosecuted or the defense is made, or the ancestor, predecessor, or grantor of the person, was seized or possessed of the real property within 7 years before commencement of the action; or
(2) Title to the real property was derived from the United States or the state within 7 years before commencement of the action. The time under this subsection shall not begin to run until the conveyance of the title from the state or the United States.
History.—s. 3, ch. 1869, 1872; RS 1288; GS 1719; RGS 2933; CGL 4653; s. 10, ch. 74-382.
Structure Florida Statutes
Chapter 95 - Limitations of Actions; Adverse Possession
95.03 - Contracts Shortening Time.
95.04 - Promise to Pay Barred Debt.
95.051 - When Limitations Tolled.
95.091 - Limitation on Actions to Collect Taxes.
95.10 - Cause of Action Arising in Another State.
95.11 - Limitations Other Than for the Recovery of Real Property.
95.111 - Limitations After Death of a Person Served by Publication.
95.12 - Real Property Actions.
95.13 - Real Property Actions; Possession by Legal Owner Presumed.
95.14 - Real Property Actions; Limitation Upon Action Founded Upon Title.
95.16 - Real Property Actions; Adverse Possession Under Color of Title.
95.18 - Real Property Actions; Adverse Possession Without Color of Title.
95.191 - Limitations When Tax Deed Holder in Possession.
95.192 - Limitation Upon Acting Against Tax Deeds.
95.21 - Adverse Possession Against Lands Purchased at Sales Made by Executors.
95.22 - Limitation Upon Claims by Remaining Heirs, When Deed Made by One or More.
95.231 - Limitations Where Deed or Will on Record.
95.281 - Limitations; Instruments Encumbering Real Property.
95.35 - Termination of Contracts to Purchase Real Estate in Which There Is No Maturity Date.
95.36 - Dedications to Municipalities or Counties for Park Purposes.