History

• Originally, the act was separated into three parts: Real Property, Trusts and Trustees and Personal Actions. However, the last two parts were incorporated into a new piece of legislation regarding statute of limitation guidelines for civil cases in other areas known as the Limitations Act of 2002, with the remnants of the original bill now known as the Real Property Limitations Act (RPLA).
  
  

Typical Cases

• In most cases, the time limitation for bringing forth a suit under the RPLA generally ranges six to 60 years and is generally focused on commercial property. However, the range of limitation time frames can be as low as just one year for situations such as tenancies-at-will.
  
  

Exceptions

• Extensions can be granted by the courts, particularly in situations regarding disabled individuals and in some cases, such as those regarding overpayment of rent or government property not properly surveyed, limitations do not apply.