Arizona Revised Statutes

Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-527 (2026)

Effect of limitation on title

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When an action for recovery of real property is barred by any provision of this article, the person who pleads and is entitled to the bar shall be held to have full title precluding all claims.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1967–2025 · leading case: Quality Plastics, Inc. v. Moore, 640 P.2d 169 (Ariz. 1981).
Quality Plastics, Inc. v. Moore, 640 P.2d 169 (Ariz. 1981). · cites it 4× “Because Quality did not bring its action within five years of the issuance of the Treasurer’s Deed to Kaiser, its quiet title action was barred, and the Moores are entitled to full title to the property pursuant to A.”
Dominguez v. Dominguez, 567 P.3d 81 (Ariz. 2025). · cites it 6× “See A.R.S. § 12-527. ¶2 We decide that a “recorded deed” under § 12-524 includes any deed that is facially valid, including a forged deed.”
Overson v. Cowley, 664 P.2d 210 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1982). · cites it 2× “A.R.S. § 12-527; Villescas v. Arizona Copper Co.”
Berryhill v. Moore, 881 P.2d 1182 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1994). “The language of section 12-526(A) implies that only a person with a present right to recover land from an adverse possessor is required to begin an action to do so within the ten-year period to prevent his claim from being barred pursuant to A.”
Nicholas v. Giles, 426 P.2d 398 (Ariz. 1967). “Twenty-four days later, defendants filed their answer denying the foregoing allegations; but in the meantime and before the filing of the answer, the fifth year’s taxes had been paid.”
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