Article 2272 of the French Civil Code
The limitation period required to acquire ownership of real estate is thirty years. However, a person who acquires real estate in good faith and by just title prescribes ownership after ten years. .
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The limitation period required to acquire ownership of real estate is thirty years. However, a person who acquires real estate in good faith and by just title prescribes ownership after ten years. .
A title invalid for lack of form cannot serve as a basis for the ten-year statute of limitations.
Good faith is always presumed, and it is up to the person alleging bad faith to prove it.
It is sufficient that good faith existed at the time of acquisition.
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