The Vermont Statutes Online
The Vermont Statutes Online have been updated to include the actions of the 2023 session of the General Assembly.
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Title 32 : Taxation and Finance
Chapter 133 : Assessment and Collection of Taxes
Subchapter 009 : Delinquent Taxes
(Cite as: 32 V.S.A. § 5263)-
§ 5263. Limitation of actions against grantee in possession
An action for the recovery of lands, or the possession thereof, shall not be maintained against the grantee of such lands in a tax collector’s deed, duly recorded, or his or her heirs or assigns, when the grantee, or his or her heirs or assigns have been in continuous and open possession of the land conveyed in such deed and have paid the taxes thereon, unless commenced within one year after the cause of action first accrues to the plaintiff or those under whom he or she claims. (Amended 1959, No. 218, § 5; 2017, No. 117 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
