Florida Statute 95.13 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title VIII
LIMITATIONS

Chapter 95
LIMITATIONS OF ACTIONS; ADVERSE POSSESSION

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95.13 Real property actions; possession by legal owner presumed.—In every action to recover real property or its possession, the person establishing legal title to the property shall be presumed to have been possessed of it within the time prescribed by law. The occupation of the property by any other person shall be in subordination to the legal title unless the property was possessed adversely to the legal title for 7 years before the commencement of the action.

History.—s. 4, ch. 1869, 1872; RS 1289; GS 1720; RGS 2934; CGL 4654; s. 9, ch. 74-382.

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Cases Citing Statute 95.13

Total Results: 8

Todd v. United States

384 F. Supp. 1284

District Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Jan 13, 1975 | Docket: 802446

Cited 16 times | Published

of the Federal Aviation Regulations. 14 C.F.R. § 95.13 (1967). The regulations provide under "Minimum

Palmer v. Greene

31 So. 2d 706, 159 Fla. 174, 1947 Fla. LEXIS 748

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: May 9, 1947 | Docket: 3268302

Cited 12 times | Published

presumed to be in subordination to the legal title, F. S. 95.13, F.S.A. which legal title is held by the Greenes

Wilson v. Tanner

346 So. 2d 1077

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 10, 1977 | Docket: 1410186

Cited 7 times | Published

possession for the required seven years. [4] § 95.13, Fla. Stat. (1975) provides that the person establishing

Moore v. Musa

198 So. 2d 843

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 9, 1967 | Docket: 1354406

Cited 5 times | Published

Tiffany, Real Property § 1142 at 424 (3rd ed. 1939); § 95.13, Fla. Stat., F.S.A.; Wade v. Doyle, 17 Fla. 522

Grant v. Strickland

385 So. 2d 1123

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 30, 1980 | Docket: 1337636

Cited 3 times | Published

So.2d 1077, 1078 (Fla. 1st DCA 1977). [14] Section 95.13. [1] Florida Statutes § 95.19 (now § 95.18)

Water Control District of South Brevard v. Davidson

638 So. 2d 521, 1994 Fla. App. LEXIS 3906, 1994 WL 151312

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 29, 1994 | Docket: 64749186

Published

Tanner, 346 So.2d 1077, 1080 (Fla. 1st DCA 1977); § 95.13, Fla.Stat. (1991) (in adverse possession, presumption

Steputat & Co. v. Bidwell

599 So. 2d 762, 1992 Fla. App. LEXIS 5824, 1992 WL 118462

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 5, 1992 | Docket: 64667749

Published

entitled to the presumption of possession under section 95.13, Florida Statutes (1991), because she had established

Atlantic Land & Improvement Co. v. Davis

70 So. 2d 910, 1954 Fla. LEXIS 1307

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Mar 12, 1954 | Docket: 64485157

Published

action.” The quotation is the exact language of Section 95.13, Florida Statutes 1951, F.S.A. We have construed

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