§ 34-16-7 - Presumption of lost grant by adverse possession. - Rhode-island Statutes

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SECTION 34-16-7

§ 34-16-7 Presumption of lost grant byadverse possession. – Open, adverse, exclusive, and uninterrupted possession and enjoyment by theplaintiff, or by his or her predecessors in title or both the plaintiff andpredecessors together of the real estate or his, her, or their interest thereindescribed in the complaint, for a period of at least ten (10) years, shallraise the rebuttable presumption in law and in fact of a lost grant, properlyexecuted and delivered, effective to cure the defect or defects in plaintiff'stitle, as set forth in the complaint and/or to remove the cloud thereon, as itconcerns any party named or referred to in the cause.

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SECTION 34-16-7

§ 34-16-7 Presumption of lost grant byadverse possession. – Open, adverse, exclusive, and uninterrupted possession and enjoyment by theplaintiff, or by his or her predecessors in title or both the plaintiff andpredecessors together of the real estate or his, her, or their interest thereindescribed in the complaint, for a period of at least ten (10) years, shallraise the rebuttable presumption in law and in fact of a lost grant, properlyexecuted and delivered, effective to cure the defect or defects in plaintiff'stitle, as set forth in the complaint and/or to remove the cloud thereon, as itconcerns any party named or referred to in the cause.

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SECTION 34-16-7

§ 34-16-7 Presumption of lost grant byadverse possession. – Open, adverse, exclusive, and uninterrupted possession and enjoyment by theplaintiff, or by his or her predecessors in title or both the plaintiff andpredecessors together of the real estate or his, her, or their interest thereindescribed in the complaint, for a period of at least ten (10) years, shallraise the rebuttable presumption in law and in fact of a lost grant, properlyexecuted and delivered, effective to cure the defect or defects in plaintiff'stitle, as set forth in the complaint and/or to remove the cloud thereon, as itconcerns any party named or referred to in the cause.