Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 5-103
Adverse possession
Effective Apr 13, 1999Added by Acts 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 2, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1974, c. 687, § 13; Acts 1999, c. 34, § 1, eff. April 13, 1999.State of Maryland
(a) Within 20 years from the date the cause of action accrues, a person shall:
- (1) File an action for recovery of possession of a corporeal freehold or leasehold estate in land; or
- (2) Enter on the land.
(b)
- (1) This section does not affect the common-law doctrine of prescription as it applies to the creation of incorporeal interests in land by adverse use.
- (2) This section does not affect the periods of limitations set forth in § 6-103 or § 8-107 of the Real Property Article.
Added by Acts 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 2, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1974, c. 687, § 13; Acts 1999, c. 34, § 1, eff. April 13, 1999.
Formerly Art. 57, § 3A.