Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.080 (2026)

Seisin within 5 years; when necessary in action for real property

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NRS 11.080  Seisin within 5 years; when necessary in action for real property.  No action for the recovery of real property, or for the recovery of the possession thereof other than mining claims, shall be maintained, unless it appears that the plaintiff or the plaintiff’s ancestor, predecessor or grantor was seized or possessed of the premises in question, within 5 years before the commencement thereof.

      [1911 CPA § 11; RL § 4953; NCL § 8510]

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 38 cases (8 in the last 5 years), 1958–2023 · leading case: Berberich Vs. Bank of Am., N.A., 2020 NV 10 (Nev. 2020).
Berberich Vs. Bank of Am., N.A., 2020 NV 10 (Nev. 2020). · cites it 38× “In this appeal, we consider whether the action was barred by NRS 11.080 because Berberich had been in possession of the property for more than five years before commencing the action to quiet title to the property.”
U.S. Bank Nat'l Ass'n v. SFR Invs. Pool 1, LLC, 376 F. Supp. 3d 1085 (D. Nev. 2019). · cites it 9× “Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.080 . Nev. Rev. Stat.”
Fed. Hous. Fin. Agency, Home Loan Mortg. Corp. v. LN Mgmt. LLC, 369 F. Supp. 3d 1101 (D. Nev. 2019). · cites it 5× “" 65 But Freddie Mac's claims do not fall under NRS 11.070 because they are not founded upon title, rents, or services, but rather upon lien rights created by a deed of trust and further defined by federal statute (the federal foreclosure bar).”
Las Vegas Dev. Grp., LLC v. Yfantis, 173 F. Supp. 3d 1046 (D. Nev. 2016). · cites it 2× “Additionally, LVDG argues that the applicable statute of limitations is *1061 five years from the last time it held title to or possessed the property under NRS § 11.080. LVDG’s wrongful foreclosure claim is not based on a violation of § 107.”
Las Vegas Dev. Grp., LLC v. Blaha, 416 P.3d 233 (Nev. 2018). · cites it 2× “This claim, seeking to quiet title and have its rights determined on the merits, is governed by NRS 11.080, which provides for a five-year statute of limitations.”
Carrington Mortg. Servs., LLC v. Tapestry At Town Ctr. Homeowners Ass'n, 381 F. Supp. 3d 1289 (D. Nev. 2019). “3d 226 , 232 (2017) ( NRS 11.080 ); Bissell v. Coll. Dev. Co. , 86 Nev.”
Lanigir v. Arden, 409 P.2d 891 (Nev. 1966). · cites it 2× “070; NRS 11.080. As the limitation period had not run, we need not decide whether conveyances of parts of the property by a co-tenant in possession, standing alone, would sustain a finding of hostility against a co-tenant brother or sister.”
US Bank v. Thunder Props., Inc., 958 F.3d 794 (9th Cir. 2020). “” See Nev. Rev. Stat § 11.080. If U.S. Bank were to prevail, it would secure a declaration that its lien interest survived the HOA foreclosure sale.”
Bank of N.Y. Mellon v. Ruddell, 380 F. Supp. 3d 1096 (D. Nev. 2019). “3d 226 , 232 (2017) ( NRS 11.080 ); Bissell v. Coll. Dev. Co. , 86 Nev.”
Kuptz-blinkinsop Vs. Blinkinsop, 2020 NV 40 (Nev. 2020). “070 (providing that no cause of action founded upon the title to real property is effective unless the person bringing such action "was seized or possessed of the premises in question within 5 years before the committing of the act in respect to which said action is prosecuted…”
Kerr v. Church, 329 P.2d 277 (Nev. 1958). “NRS 11.080 provides: “No action for the recovery of real property, or for the recovery of possession thereof .”
U.S. Bank N.A. v. Thunder Props., Inc. (nrap 5), 2022 NV 3 (Nev. 2022). · cites it 8× “070 or NRS 11.080 are analogous. These provisions apply, however, to claims where the plaintiff actually "was seized or possessed of the premises in question," NRS 11.”
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