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: 16

Department of Revenue Ex Rel. Poynter v. Bunnell

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2010-12-21T00:00:00-08:00

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… benefits countermands the terms of section 414.095(14)(i). For future purposes, we note also that the

Norman v. Ambler

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2010-10-27T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 46 So. 3d 178, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 16285, 2010 WL 4227426

Snippet: primary. Mr. Norman won by a vote of 18,452 (55.95%) to 14,530 (44.05%). But Mr. Ambler filed in circuit

Ago

Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 2009-08-26T00:53:00-07:00

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

Ago

Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 2001-02-13T23:53:00-08:00

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

Estate of Johnston v. TPE Hotels, Inc.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1998-09-11T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 719 So. 2d 22

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: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1996-05-29T00:00:00-07:00

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

Snippet: GLICKSTEIN, WARNER and POLEN, JJ., concur. Nos. 95-0014, 95-1112 District Court of Appeal of Florida

Calfee v. Pratt & Whitney

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1995-12-04T00:00:00-08:00

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

Snippet: and BARFIELD and KAHN, JJ., concur. No. 95-14 District Court of Appeal of Florida fladistctapp

Sarasota County v. Ex

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1994-08-03T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 645 So. 2d 7

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: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1993-06-22T00:00:00-07:00

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). No. 92

BD. OF TRUSTEES OF INT. v. Stevens

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1985-07-10T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 472 So. 2d 1287

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: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1983-06-30T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 436 So. 2d 937

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

Moore v. Musa

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1967-05-09T00:53:00-07:00

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…action was barred by the statute of limitations, § 95.14 Fla. Stat., F.S.A.[3] The court granted a motion…McKelvey v. Rodriquez, supra note 1. [3] Section 95.14 reads as follows: "No cause of action or defense

Kelley v. City of Cocoa

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1966-07-25T00:00:00-07:00

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: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1966-02-28T23:53:00-08:00

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: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1958-04-09T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 101 So. 2d 924

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: Fla. | Date Filed: 1954-03-12T00:00:00-08:00

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