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NRS 11.150 — Additional requirements for adverse possession: Occupation continuously for 5 years; payment of taxes.
Nevada Revised Statutes, Chapter 11 — LIMITATION OF ACTIONS
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In no case shall adverse possession be considered established unless it be shown, in addition to the requirements of NRS 11.120 or 11.140, that the land has been occupied and claimed for the period of 5 years, continuously, and that the party or persons, their predecessors and grantors have paid all taxes, state, county and municipal, which may have been levied and assessed against the land for the period mentioned, or have tendered payment thereof.
