{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-78b-2-208","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 78B-2-208","heading":"Adverse possession -- Possession presumed in owner.","body":"(1) In an action for the recovery of real property, it is presumed that:\n(a) the person establishing legal title to the property has been in possession of the property; and\n(b) any occupation of the property has been under and in subordination to the legal title.\n(2) Subsection (1) may be rebutted by a showing that the property has been held and possessed adversely to the legal title for at least seven years before commencement of the action.","path":["Title 78B Judicial Code","Chapter 78B-2 Statutes of Limitations","Part 78B-2-2 Real Property"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title78B/Chapter2/78B-2-S208.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"481a9b2e3581ac3c8659ed8bcea25c0c95caaca7d9163aadae707ce037f260cf","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-78b-2-207","next":"us-ut/utah-code-78b-2-209"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}