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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Land is considered to be possessed and occupied adversely by a person claiming title not founded upon a written instrument, judgment, or decree in the following cases only, where:
(1) it has been protected by a substantial enclosure;
(2) it has been usually cultivated or improved; or
(3) labor or money amounting to the sum of $5 per acre has been expended upon dams, canals, embankments, aqueducts, or otherwise for the purpose of irrigating the land.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Utah Code Title 78B. Judicial Code § 78B-2-213. What constitutes adverse possession not under written instrument - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ut/title-78b-judicial-code/ut-code-sect-78b-2-213/
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