La. Civ. Code art. 3465
This is the official text of La. Civ. Code art. 3465, part of Louisiana’s Civil Code — louisiana's civil law tradition codifies persons, property, obligations, and family relations here rather than in a separate statutory code.
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Interruption of acquisitive prescription
Official statutory text
Acquisitive prescription is interrupted when possession is lost.
The interruption is considered never to have occurred if the possessor recovers possession within one year or if he recovers possession later by virtue of an action brought within the year.
Acts 1982, No. 187, ยง1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
The interruption is considered never to have occurred if the possessor recovers possession within one year or if he recovers possession later by virtue of an action brought within the year.
Acts 1982, No. 187, ยง1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
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