{"data":{"id":"us-mt/70-19-401","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"70-19-401","heading":"Action for recovery -- possession within 5 years required.","body":"An action for the recovery of real property or for the possession of real property may not be maintained unless it appears that the plaintiff or the plaintiff's ancestor, predecessor, or grantor was seized or possessed of the property in question within 5 years before the commencement of the action.","path":["TITLE 70. PROPERTY","CHAPTER 19. REAL PROPERTY ACTIONS GENERALLY LIMITATIONS AND ADVERSE POSSESSION","Part 4. Limitations and Adverse Possession"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0700/chapter_0190/part_0040/section_0010/0700-0190-0040-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:58:38Z","sha256":"4b66e92ebecea3197b3369567a118e6c39f520817e2810056437b3d34c103cc6","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/70-19-305","next":"us-mt/70-19-402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}