The Vermont Statutes Online
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Title 12 : Court Procedure
Chapter 023 : LIMITATION OF TIME FOR COMMENCEMENT OF ACTIONS
Subchapter 002 : ACTIONS LIMITED
(Cite as: 12 V.S.A. § 501)-
§ 501. Recovery of lands
Except as otherwise provided in 32 V.S.A. § 5263, an action for the recovery of lands, or the possession thereof, shall not be maintained, unless commenced within 15 years after the cause of action first accrues to the plaintiff or those under whom he or she claims. (Amended, 1959, No. 218, § 6.)