overn ment al ▁entities ▁vary ▁by ▁province , ▁any ▁can ▁vary ▁from ▁ 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 ▁years , ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁case . ▁ ▁The ▁crown , ▁however , ▁enjo ys ▁a ▁longer ▁stat ute ▁of ▁limitation ▁in ▁some ▁cases . ▁In ▁Nova ▁Scot ia , ▁the ▁Lim itations ▁of ▁A ctions ▁Act ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 7 ▁puts ▁a ▁ 6 0 - year ▁stat ute ▁of ▁limitations ▁on ▁the ▁crown ▁to ▁purs ue ▁any ▁claims ▁on ▁lands ▁or ▁rent . ▁The ▁ 6 0 - year ▁limitation ▁was ▁also ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁Real ▁Property ▁Lim itations ▁Act . ▁ ▁The ▁ 6 0 - year ▁limitation ▁is ▁a ▁legacy ▁of ▁legisl ation ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁as ▁mentioned ▁below . ▁ ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁application ▁of ▁null um ▁temp us ▁was ▁restricted , ▁but ▁not ▁ended ▁entirely , ▁by ▁the ▁Null um ▁Temp us ▁Act s ▁of ▁ 1 6 2 3 ▁and ▁ 1 7 6 9 , ▁which ▁bar red ▁Crown ▁claims ▁that ▁pred ated ▁ 6 0 ▁years . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁court ▁r uling ▁in ▁Canada ' s ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁province ▁that ▁mentioned ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁null um ▁temp us ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁it ▁was ▁noted ▁that ▁the ▁r ationale ▁for ▁the ▁acts ▁was ▁that ▁that ▁the ▁King ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁wished ▁people ▁can ▁hold ▁the ▁lands ▁which ▁they ▁and ▁their ▁ancest ors ▁had ▁enjoyed . ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁On ▁the ▁federal ▁level , ▁null um