Subject to KRS 411.190(8), an action for the recovery of real property may be brought only within fifteen (15) years after the right to institute it first accrued to the plaintiff, or to the person through whom he claims.
KRS 413.010
Action for recovery of real property -- Fifteen year limitation
Applied in 28 court decisions — leading case Deaton v. Hazcoal Inc (1986)
Most recently applied in William David Ellington v. Harlan Randall Becraft (December 2017)
Effective: July 15, 2002 History: Amended 2002 Ky
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Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.