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Texas Adverse Possession Laws
Explanation of Chart and More Information on Adverse Possession Laws
| Code Section | Civ. Prac. & Rem. §16.024, et seq. |
| Time Period Required for Occupation | 10 yrs.and Color of Title: 3 yrs. and Color of Title/Payment of taxes: 5 yrs |
| Time for Landowner to Challenge/Effect of Landowner's Disability | With disability: 25 yrs. |
| Improvements | Taxes plus cultivation: 5 yrs.; Cultivation only: 10 yrs. |
| Payment of Taxes | Required |
| Title from Tax Assessor | - |
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