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HB 927: Adverse Possession

GENERAL BILL by Roberson

Adverse Possession; Specifies that occupation & maintenance of property satisfies requirements for possession for purposes of gaining title to property via adverse possession without color of title; requires person seeking property by adverse possession to use uniform adverse possession return provided by DOR; requires property appraiser to notify owner of record of claim; requires person claiming adverse possession to attest to truthfulness of information; requires appraiser to add certain information related to claim to information on tax roll, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2011
Last Action: 5/3/2011 House - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 1142 (Ch. 2011-107) -HJ 1101
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/22/2011 House • Filed
    3/3/2011 House • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Finance and Tax Committee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 80
    3/8/2011 House • Introduced -HJ 80
    3/17/2011 House • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 03/21/11, 4:00 pm, 404 HOB
    3/21/2011 House • Favorable by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 273
    • Now in Finance and Tax Committee -HJ 273
    4/1/2011 House • On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax Committee, 04/05/11, 11:45 am, Morris Hall
    4/5/2011 House • Favorable by Finance and Tax Committee; YEAS 22 NAYS 0 -HJ 453
    4/6/2011 House • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 453
    4/8/2011 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 04/12/11, 1:00 pm, 404 HOB
    4/12/2011 House • Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 618
    • Placed on Calendar -HJ 618
    5/3/2011 House • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 1142 (Ch. 2011-107) -HJ 1101

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  • HB 927, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/22/2011 at 3:55 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Civil Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/21/2011 (pdf)
    Finance and Tax Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/6/2011 (pdf)
    Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 6/27/2011 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 918 Adverse Possession Bogdanoff Identical Last Action: 5/7/2011 S Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 1142 (Ch. 2011-107)
    Location: In committee/council (JU)
    S 1142 (er) Adverse Possession Dockery Identical Last Action: 6/2/2011 Chapter No. 2011-107
    Location: Became Law

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    95.18 Real property actions; adverse possession without color of title. Page 2 (pdf)
    197.212 Minimum tax bill. Page 7 (pdf)
    197.3335 Page 7 (pdf)

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