Whenever it shall appear that the occupant, or those under whom the occupant claims, entered into the possession of premises, under claim of title, exclusive of any other right, founding such claim upon a written instrument as being a conveyance of the premises in question, or upon the decree or judgment of a competent court, and that there has been a continued occupation and possession of the premises included in such instrument, decree, or judgment, or of some part of such premises, under such claim, for 5 years, the premises so included shall be deemed to have been held adversely, except that where the premises so included consists of a tract divided into lots, the possession of one lot shall not be deemed a possession of any other lot of the same tract.
[1911 CPA § 14; RL § 4956; NCL § 8513]
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 11 - Limitation of Actions
NRS 11.010 - Commencement of civil actions.
NRS 11.020 - Effect of laws of limitation of other states or countries.
NRS 11.030 - When action cannot be brought by grantee from this State.
NRS 11.040 - When actions by State or its grantees are to be brought within 7 years.
NRS 11.080 - Seisin within 5 years; when necessary in action for real property.
NRS 11.090 - Peaceable entry; when not valid as claim.
NRS 11.100 - Possession presumed in legal owner unless adversely held.
NRS 11.110 - Occupation under written instrument or judgment; when deemed adverse.
NRS 11.120 - What constitutes adverse possession under written instrument or judgment.
NRS 11.130 - Premises actually occupied under claim of title deemed to be held adversely.
NRS 11.160 - Relation of landlord and tenant as affecting adverse possession.
NRS 11.170 - Right of possession not affected by descent cast.
NRS 11.180 - Certain disabilities excluded from time to commence actions.
NRS 11.190 - Periods of limitation.
NRS 11.200 - Computation of time.
NRS 11.201 - Actions for common-law wrongful termination of employment.
NRS 11.207 - Malpractice actions against attorneys and veterinarians.
NRS 11.2075 - Malpractice actions against accountants.
NRS 11.2095 - Action to recover payment for money owed to hospital.
NRS 11.210 - Mutual open accounts; accrual of cause of action.
NRS 11.220 - Action for relief not otherwise provided for.
NRS 11.245 - Actions brought by Attorney General for deceptive trade practices.
NRS 11.250 - Disabilities preventing running of statute.
NRS 11.255 - Actions by or on behalf of this State.
NRS 11.2565 - "Action involving nonresidential construction" defined.
NRS 11.257 - "Complainant" defined.
NRS 11.259 - Effect of compliance with or failure to comply with NRS 11.258.
NRS 11.260 - Action to recover estate sold by guardian.
NRS 11.270 - Action to recover estate sold by executor or administrator.
NRS 11.275 - Action against estate for which letters of administration have not been issued.
NRS 11.280 - Legal disability prevents running of statute.
NRS 11.290 - No limitation of action for deposit of money or property; exception.
NRS 11.300 - Absence from State suspends running of statute.
NRS 11.320 - Statute suspended when person against whom cause of action exists dies out of State.
NRS 11.330 - Action by enemy alien; war suspends limitation.
NRS 11.340 - Reversal of judgment; new action to be brought within 1 year.
NRS 11.350 - Action stayed by injunction.
NRS 11.360 - Disability must exist when right of action accrued.
NRS 11.370 - Coexisting disabilities must be removed.
NRS 11.380 - Actions against directors or stockholders of corporations.
NRS 11.390 - Acknowledgment or new promise must be in writing; exception.
NRS 11.500 - Recommencement of actions dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.