# Trespass to real property · Wisconsin — Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim

For Trespass to real property · Wisconsin, limitation period is 6 years; when the clock starts is after the cause of action accrues; how the statute describes it is an action, not arising on contract, to recover damages for an injury to real or personal property, recorded from its source on 2026-08-25.

- **Type of claim:** Trespass to real property _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** Wisconsin _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Limitation period:** 6 years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **How the statute describes it:** an action, not arising on contract, to recover damages for an injury to real or personal property _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **When the clock starts:** after the cause of action accrues _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> an action, not arising on contract, to recover damages for an injury to real or personal property shall be commenced within 6 years after the cause of action accrues or be barred.

## Source

- https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/893/v

Last verified: 2026-08-25. Review by: 2027-08-25.
Part of [Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim](https://referencesource.org/state-civil-statute-of-limitations/).