Utah Title 78b — Judicial Code :: 78b-2-210 — Adverse Possession -- Under Written Instrument Or Judgment.

78B-2-210. Adverse possession -- Under written instrument or judgment.
(1) Property is considered to have been adversely held if a person in possession of the property, either personally or through another:
(a) possesses a written document purporting to convey title; or
(b) possesses a decree or judgment from a court of competent jurisdiction conveying title; and
(c) has occupied the property continuously for at least seven years.
(2) If the property consists of a tract divided into lots, the possession of one lot is not considered a possession of any other lot in the same tract.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session

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