Title 78B
Chapter 2
Part 2
Section 208
| Index | Utah Code |
| Title 78B | Judicial Code |
| Chapter 2 | Statutes of Limitations |
| Part 2 | Real Property |
| Section 208 | Adverse possession -- Possession presumed in owner. |
78B-2-208.
Adverse possession -- Possession presumed in owner.
| (1) |
In an action for the recovery of real property, it is presumed that:
| (a) |
the person establishing legal title to the property has been in possession of the property; and |
| (b) |
any occupation of the property has been under and in subordination to the legal title. |
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| (2) |
Subsection (1) may be rebutted by a showing that the property has been held and possessed adversely to the legal title for at least seven years before commencement of the action. |
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter
3, 2008 General Session