Except as provided in Section 132 of this title or Section 163 of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes:
§ 131.Actions Brought Where Subject Located
Chapter 5: Venue · Last amended November 1, 1999 · Last verified August 3, 2026
In one sentenceSection 131 requires that lawsuits over real property itself, recovery, partition, foreclosure sale, quiet title, or damage to land and crops, be filed in the county where the property or the damage is located.
Full Text of § 131
1. Actions for the following causes shall be brought in the county in which the subject of the action is situated
a. for the recovery of real property, or of any estate, or interest therein, or the determination in any form of any such right or interest,
b. for the partition of real property,
c. for the sale of real property under a mortgage, lien, or other encumbrance or charge, and
d. to quiet title, to establish a trust in, remove a cloud on, set aside a conveyance of, or to enforce or set aside an agreement to convey real property; and
2. For all damages to land, crops, or improvements thereon, actions shall be brought in the county where the damage occurs.
Amendment History
R.L. 1910, § 4671; Amended by Laws 1957, HB 547, p. 78, §1; Amended by Laws 1999, SB 751, c. 293, §2, eff. 11/1/1999.
Plain-English Summary
Actions to recover real property or an interest in it, to partition real property, to force a sale under a mortgage or other lien, or to quiet title, remove a cloud, set aside a conveyance, or enforce or set aside an agreement to convey real property, must be brought in the county where the property is situated. Damage to land, crops, or improvements gets its own rule: the action goes in the county where the damage occurred.
These are local-action rules, tied to where the property or the damage sits rather than to where any party lives, and they apply except as § 132 (property spanning multiple counties) or 51 O.S. § 163 otherwise provides.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I file a lawsuit to recover real property or quiet title in Oklahoma?
In the county where the property is situated.
What about a lawsuit over crop or land damage?
In the county where the damage occurred.
Does this rule ever have exceptions?
Yes, Section 131 defers to § 132 for property spanning multiple counties and to 51 O.S. § 163.
Can I sue in the county where the defendant lives instead?
Not for the actions listed here; the property's location, not the defendant's residence, controls venue for these real-property actions.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes, enacted by the Oklahoma Legislature.
Last verified August 3, 2026.
· Official source
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