A. A person having a valid subsisting interest in real property and a right to immediate possession thereof may recover the property by action against any person acting as owner, landlord or tenant of the property claimed.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 12-1251

  • Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.

B. The action shall be commenced and prosecuted as other civil actions.

C. The heirs or devisees may themselves, or jointly with the personal representative, maintain an action for possession of the real property, or to quiet title thereto against any person except the personal representative.

D. An action involving title or right to possession of real property belonging to the estate of decedent may be brought by or against the personal representative without joining the heirs.

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