Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.140 (2026)

What constitutes adverse possession under claim of title not founded on written instrument

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NRS 11.140 What constitutes adverse possession under claim of title not founded on written instrument. For the purpose of constituting an adverse possession, by a person claiming title, not founded upon a written instrument, judgment or decree, land shall be deemed to have been possessed and occupied in the following cases only:

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

2. Where it has been usually cultivated or improved.

[1911 CPA § 17; RL § 4959; NCL § 8516]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 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 2× “There is no evidence in our record that either of these standards were met by JLN; apparently, sometime before 1999, some soil was removed from the disputed property for use in adjacent construction, leaving “a substantial hole in the ground,” but there is no evidence of…”

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.”

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