Florida Statute 95.14 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title VIII
LIMITATIONS

Chapter 95
LIMITATIONS OF ACTIONS; ADVERSE POSSESSION

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95.14 Real property actions; limitation upon action founded upon title.—No cause of action or defense to an action founded on the title to real property, or to rents or service from it, shall be maintained unless:

(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.

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Cases Citing Statute 95.14

Total Results: 6

Moore v. Musa

198 So. 2d 843

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

Cited 5 times | Published

action was barred by the statute of limitations, § 95.14 Fla. Stat., F.S.A.[3] The court granted a motion

Sarasota County v. Ex

645 So. 2d 7, 1994 WL 397617

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 3, 1994 | Docket: 1654521

Cited 3 times | Published

the date the Exes last possessed this property. § 95.14, Fla. Stat. (1991). This statute, which governs

Comerica Trust Co. of Florida, N.A. v. Monroe County

622 So. 2d 1023, 1993 Fla. App. LEXIS 6710, 1993 WL 217038

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 22, 1993 | Docket: 64698229

Published

PER CURIAM. Affirmed. § 95.14, Fla.Stat. (1989); § 689.18(4), Fla.Stat. (1991).

BD. OF TRUSTEES OF INT. v. Stevens

472 So. 2d 1287, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 1717

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 10, 1985 | Docket: 1793830

Published

So.2d 761, 763 (Fla. 1st DCA 1962). See also, § 95.14, Fla. Stat.; 2 Fla.Jur.2d Adverse Possession §

Kelley v. City of Cocoa

188 So. 2d 71

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 25, 1966 | Docket: 64497208

Published

years their cause of action was barred by F.S.A. § 95.14, 54 C.J.S. Limitations of Actions § 125. Under

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

of this proceeding under the provisions of Section 95.14, Florida Statutes 1951 [F.S.A.].” Appellants’

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