{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-5-103","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 5–103","heading":"","body":"(a) Within 20 years from the date the cause of action accrues, a person shall:\n(1) File an action for recovery of possession of a corporeal freehold or leasehold estate in land; or\n(2) Enter on the land.\n(b) (1) This section does not affect the common-law doctrine of prescription as it applies to the creation of incorporeal interests in land by adverse use.\n(2) This section does not affect the periods of limitations set forth in § 6-103 or § 8-107 of the Real Property Article.","path":["Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcj\u0026section=5-103","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:03Z","sha256":"5da8eaef069b7072b959de31b400f21c07af34f311aec1507c81a15cafaf1aac","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-5-102","next":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-5-104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}