California · Code of Civil Procedure - CCP

CCP §320: No entry upon real estate is deemed sufficient or valid as a claim, unless an action be commenced thereupon within one year after making such entry, and within five years from the time when the right

What this law says, in plain English

A claim based on entry onto real estate requires a legal action to be filed within one year of the entry and within five years of when the right arose.

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No entry upon real estate is deemed sufficient or valid as a claim, unless an action be commenced thereupon within one year after making such entry, and within five years from the time when the right to make it descended or accrued.

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