California CodesCode of Civil Procedure - CCPPart 2 — Of Civil ActionsTitle 2 — Of the Time of Commencing Civil ActionsChapter 2 — The Time of Commencing Actions for the Recovery of Real PropertySection 318
No action for the recovery of real property, or for the recovery of the possession thereof, can be maintained, unless it appear that the plaintiff, his ancestor, predecessor, or grantor, was seized or possessed of the property in question, within five years before the commencement of the action.
Notes
Bars an action to recover real property or its possession unless the plaintiff, or the plaintiff’s ancestor, predecessor, or grantor, was seized or possessed of the property within five years before the action commenced. The provision states that this showing is necessary to maintain the action and provides no listed exception.
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