Quiet Title Act

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United States federal statute real property law statute waiver of sovereign immunity

The Quiet Title Act is a U.S. federal statute that allows individuals to sue the United States in order to resolve disputes and establish clear ownership of real property in which the federal government claims an interest.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Quiet Title Act section 2409a	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal statute ⓘ real property law statute ⓘ waiver of sovereign immunity ⓘ
allows	adjudication of adverse claims between private parties and the United States regarding real property ⓘ
appliesTo	disputes over title to real property ⓘ real property ⓘ real property in which the United States claims an interest ⓘ
bindingOn	United States and all parties to the action ⓘ
codifiedAs	28 U.S.C. § 2409a ⓘ
codifiedIn	Title 28 of the United States Code NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
defendant	United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
doesNotApplyTo	claims seeking monetary damages ⓘ claims where the plaintiff does not assert a title or interest in real property ⓘ
enables	civil actions against the United States to quiet title to real property ⓘ
excludes	actions involving trust or restricted Indian lands ⓘ actions where another specific statute provides the exclusive remedy ⓘ
governs	disputes over federal government claims to easements and rights-of-way in real property ⓘ disputes over federal government claims to fee title in real property ⓘ
interpretedBy	United States Supreme Court NERFINISHED ⓘ United States courts of appeals NERFINISHED ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States district courts NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalEffect	waives sovereign immunity of the United States for certain real property title disputes ⓘ
legalNature	limited waiver of sovereign immunity that must be strictly construed ⓘ
legalSystem	common law-based United States legal system ⓘ
partOf	Judicial Code and Judiciary provisions of the United States Code NERFINISHED ⓘ
plaintiff	persons claiming an interest in real property adverse to the United States ⓘ
primaryPurpose	to establish clear ownership of real property when the federal government asserts an interest ⓘ to resolve disputes over title to real property involving the United States ⓘ
relatedTo	federal jurisdiction over property disputes ⓘ federal land management ⓘ public lands law ⓘ quiet title actions ⓘ real property law ⓘ sovereign immunity of the United States ⓘ
remedy	judgment determining title or interest in real property ⓘ quieting title against the United States ⓘ
requires	service of process on the United States in accordance with federal rules ⓘ that the United States be named as a party defendant ⓘ that the complaint set forth with particularity the nature of the right, title, or interest claimed ⓘ
scope	suits to adjudicate disputed title to real property in which the United States claims an interest ⓘ
subjectMatter	civil actions to quiet title to real property ⓘ
timeLimit	12-year statute of limitations from the date the plaintiff knew or should have known of the United States' claim ⓘ
usedIn	litigation involving federal conservation and resource management areas ⓘ litigation involving federal land patents and surveys ⓘ litigation involving federal reservations and withdrawals of land ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States sovereign immunity law → implementedBy → Quiet Title Act ⓘ

United States in litigation involving Indian tribes → governedBy → Quiet Title Act ⓘ

United States in litigation involving Indian tribes → mayBeSuedUnder → Quiet Title Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: Quiet Title Act section 2409a