Vermont Statutes Annotated

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 32, § 5263 (2026)

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Subchapter 009 : DELINQUENT TAXES

(Cite as: 32 V.S.A. § 5263)

§ 5263. Limitation of actions against grantee in possession

An action for the recovery of lands, or the possession thereof, shall not be maintained against the grantee of such lands in a tax collector’s deed, duly recorded, or his or her heirs or assigns, when the grantee, or his or her heirs or assigns have been in continuous and open possession of the land conveyed in such deed and have paid the taxes thereon, unless commenced within one year after the cause of action first accrues to the plaintiff or those under whom he or she claims. (Amended 1959, No. 218, § 5; 2017, No. 117 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1970–2021 · leading case: Johnathan J. Billewicz v. Town of Fair Haven, 2021 VT 20 (Vt. 2021).

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Johnathan J. Billewicz v. Town of Fair Haven, 2021 VT 20 (Vt. 2021). · cites it 5× “Plaintiffs argue that this was error because their claims are instead subject to the three-year statute of limitations for actions for the recovery of land sold at a tax sale under 32 V.S.A. § 5263. We affirm. ¶ 2. The relevant facts are undisputed for purposes of summary…”

Bogie v. Town of Barnet, 270 A.2d 898 (Vt. 1970). · cites it 2× “Or he could, as was done here, sue the town as purchaser and grantee under the tax collector’s deed, and its assigns, for recovery of his lands.”

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