Florida Statute 95.14 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title VIII
LIMITATIONS

Chapter 95
LIMITATIONS OF ACTIONS; ADVERSE POSSESSION

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F.S. 95.14

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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Amendments to 95.14

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 95.14

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 95.14.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 95.14

Total Results: 15

Department of Revenue Ex Rel. Poynter v. Bunnell

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2010-12-21

Citation: 51 So. 3d 543, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 19938, 2010 WL 5540945

Snippet: provides primary day-to-day custody." See § 414.095(14)(i). Record evidence in this matter indicates that

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 2009-08-26

Snippet: underlying the Sunshine Law.); Op. Att'y Gen. Fla. 95-14 (1995) (definitions of terms in related statutes

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 2001-02-14

Snippet: is granted statutorily), and Op. Att'y Gen. Fla. 95-14 (1995) (absent statutory authority school board

Estate of Johnston v. TPE Hotels, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1998-09-11

Citation: 719 So. 2d 22, 1998 WL 601324

Snippet: 534 So.2d 400 (Fla.1988). Thus sections 95.12 and 95.14 are inapplicable because they govern actions to

Assicurazioni Generali v. Schwartz

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1996-05-29

Citation: 675 So. 2d 194, 1996 Fla. App. LEXIS 5506, 1996 WL 280034

Snippet: PER CURIAM. Insurers appeal from two final judgments in favor of mortgagees. As to the first, on the merits, we affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand. As to the second, awarding attorney’s fees and costs, we affirm. The only substantive reversal is with respect to the award of $96,247 for personal property loss. This was error. The mortgagee clause unequivocally limits loss payment for mortgage holders to “covered loss or damage to buildings or structures.” The findings of the trial court

Calfee v. Pratt & Whitney

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1995-12-04

Citation: 667 So. 2d 392, 1995 Fla. App. LEXIS 12471, 1995 WL 710197

Snippet: PER CURIAM. The record contains competent, substantial evidence to support the Judge of Compensation Claims’s determination that Claimant’s medical problems were not attributable to a reaction to the tetanus toxoid injection. Accordingly, we affirm the order under review without reaching Claimant’s second point regarding the statute of limitations issue. AFFIRMED. ZEHMER, C.J., and BARFIELD and KAHN, JJ., concur.

Sarasota County v. Ex

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1994-08-03

Citation: 645 So. 2d 7, 1994 WL 397617

Snippet: 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

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1993-06-22

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

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

BD. OF TRUSTEES OF INT. v. Stevens

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1985-07-10

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

Snippet: So.2d 761, 763 (Fla. 1st DCA 1962). See also, § 95.14, Fla. Stat.; 2 Fla.Jur.2d Adverse Possession § 60

Crigger v. Florida Power Corp.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1983-06-30

Citation: 436 So. 2d 937, 1983 Fla. App. LEXIS 22763

Snippet: the legislature, by acts now embodied in sections 95.14 and 95.16, Florida Statutes (1981), reduced the

Moore v. Musa

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1967-05-09

Citation: 198 So. 2d 843

Snippet: statute of limitations, specifically §§ 95.12 and 95.14, Fla. Stat., F.S.A., was a good and valid defense

Kelley v. City of Cocoa

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1966-07-25

Citation: 188 So. 2d 71

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

In Re Estate of Bernard

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1966-03-01

Citation: 183 So. 2d 715

Snippet: estate. The later cases of Gordon v. Shea, 300 Mass. 95, 14 N.E.2d 105, Furst v. Brady, 375 Ill. 425, 31 N

In Re Klipple's Estate

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1958-04-10

Citation: 101 So. 2d 924, 67 A.L.R. 2d 932

Snippet: Iowa 496, 66 N.W.2d 920; Gordon v. Shea, 300 Mass. 95, 14 N.E.2d 105; Robinson v. Dana's Estate, 87 N.H.

Atlantic Land & Improvement Co. v. Davis

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1954-03-12

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

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