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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.120 (2026)

What constitutes adverse possession under written instrument or judgment

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NRS 11.120  What constitutes adverse possession under written instrument or judgment.  For the purpose of constituting adverse possession by any person claiming a title, founded upon a written instrument or judgment or decree, land shall be deemed to have been possessed and occupied in the following cases:

      1.  Where it has been usually cultivated or improved.

      2.  Where it has been protected by a substantial enclosure.

      3.  Where, though not enclosed, it has been used for the supply of fuel, or of fencing timber, for the purpose of husbandry; or for the use of pasturage, or for ordinary uses of the occupant.

      4.  Where a known farm or single lot has been partly improved, the portion of such farm or lot that may have been left not cleared, or not enclosed according to the usual course and custom of the adjoining country, shall be deemed to have been occupied for the same length of time as the part improved and cultivated.

      [1911 CPA § 15; RL § 4957; NCL § 8514]

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1966–2009 · leading case: Dayton Valley Investors, LLC v. Union Pac. R.R., 664 F. Supp. 2d 1174 (D. Nev. 2009).
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Dayton Valley Investors, LLC v. Union Pac. R.R., 664 F. Supp. 2d 1174 (D. Nev. 2009). · cites it 8× “” Nev.Rev. Stat. § 11.120. *1190 There is no evidence, however, of Dayton Valley occupying or possessing of any part of the disputed property in a manner that would fall within even the somewhat broader definition of Nev.”
Sutro Tunnel Co. v. Lipscomb, 720 P.2d 1204 (Nev. 1986). · cites it 2× “2d 650 (1971); see also NRS 11.120. 4 Since acquiring their alleged title to the property, respondents’ improvements to the property have been limited to: (1) adding their name to a sign posted at the entrance of the property; (2) regrading and regravelling an existing road on…”
Lanigir v. Arden, 409 P.2d 891 (Nev. 1966). “Later they built a home, barn, corrals and fences at a total cost of about $33,000. Most of the time they ran livestock, raised, cut and baled hay.”
Biasi v. Leavitt, 692 P.2d 1301 (Nev. 1985). “In no case shall adverse possession be considered established unless it be shown, in addition to the requirements of NRS 11.120 or 11.140, that the land has been occupied and claimed for the period of 5 years, continuously, and that the party or persons, their predecessors and…”
Crumbaker v. Kelly, 601 P.2d 1199 (Nev. 1979). “150 states: In no case shall adverse possession be considered established unless it be shown, in addition to the requirements of NRS 11.120 or 11.140, that the land has been occupied and claimed for the period of 5 years, continuously, and that the party or persons, their…”
Brundy v. Bramlet, 692 P.2d 493 (Nev. 1985). “150 provides: In no case shall adverse possession be considered established unless it be shown, in addition to the requirements of NRS 11.120 or 11.140, that the land has been occupied and claimed for the period of 5 years, continuously, and that the party or persons, their…”
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