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Utah Code § 78B-2-208

Adverse possession -- Possession presumed in owner

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 2010 UT App 257 - Golden Meadows Properties, LC v. Strand (2010)

Most recently applied in Vandermeide v. Young (February 2013)

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session

(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.

(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.

Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.