75.27 Limitation on former owner. No action shall be maintained by the former owner or any person claiming under the former owner to recover the possession of any land or any interest therein which shall have been conveyed by deed for the nonpayment of taxes or to avoid such deed against any person claiming under such deed unless such action shall be brought within 3 years next after the recording of such deed. Whenever any such action shall be commenced upon any tax deed heretofore or hereafter issued after the expiration of 3 years from the date of the recording of such deed, such deed, if executed substantially in the form prescribed by law for the execution of tax deeds, shall be conclusive evidence of the existence and legality of all proceedings from and including the assessment of the property for taxation up to and including the execution of such deed.
History: 1991 a. 316.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 75 - Land sold for taxes.
75.03 - Redeeming lands of minors or individuals adjudicated incompetent.
75.04 - Redemption receipt and entries.
75.05 - Disposition of redemption money.
75.06 - Applicability of chapter to 1st class cities.
75.07 - Redemption notices; publication.
75.106 - Assignment of property contaminated by hazardous substances.
75.11 - Compensation of printer.
75.115 - Rights of persons who have an interest in mineral rights.
75.12 - Deed, notice of application for.
75.14 - Deeds, execution of; rights under; evidence.
75.143 - Defer taking of tax deed.
75.144 - Rights of persons claiming adverse possession.
75.145 - Correction of description by action.
75.16 - Deed, by whom executed; form.
75.17 - Transfer of contaminated land to a municipality.
75.19 - Foreclosure of certificate.
75.195 - Extended time for beginning tax foreclosure.
75.20 - Limitations on certificates and issue of deeds; life of tax certificate liens.
75.22 - Validity; immaterial errors.
75.23 - Canceled deeds, certificates of county clerk.
75.24 - Limitation, claims under illegal deed or certificate.
75.25 - Lien of reassessed tax.
75.27 - Limitation on former owner.
75.28 - Application of all limitations.
75.285 - Action; condition precedent.
75.29 - Actions of ejectment, when barred.
75.30 - Action by original owner if deed is void, when barred.
75.31 - “ Possession" defined.
75.32 - Taxation and sale of lands held by counties.
75.35 - Sale of tax-deeded lands; purchase of adjacent lands.
75.36 - County acquisition and sale of property.
75.365 - Agreements as to delinquent taxes.
75.37 - Waste on land subject to a tax certificate.
75.375 - Waste on lands subject to a tax certificate; penalty.
75.377 - Inspection of property subject to tax certificate.
75.39 - Action to bar former owner.
75.40 - Action, where and how brought.
75.43 - Election to receive deposit; costs.
75.46 - Trial; defendant's interest.
75.49 - Judgment for defendant.
75.521 - Foreclosure of tax liens by action in rem.
75.54 - Reassessment of taxes by order of court.
75.55 - Application of section 75.54.
75.61 - Actions related to tax certificates.
75.62 - Procedure in actions related to tax certificates.
75.63 - Ejectment as to public lands; conditions.
75.64 - No jurisdiction; issue of deed postponed; deposit.
75.67 - Procedure in populous counties containing authorized city.