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Adverse Possession Questions
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Purchased land with driveway installed by original owner and the entrance is on his land. he installed driveway 30 years ago. do we have any legal right to land?Popularity: 33
Is there a statute of limitations on encroachment After 10 years of having our fence one foot over the property line do we have to move the fence?
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Who is the rightful owner in TN of a two acre strip of land that is legally deeded to you with all land taxes always paid by you but has been fenced off and claimed by your neighbor for 20 years?
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What are Georgia's laws regarding adverse possession?
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Abandoned property taxes get paid by mortage company for 10 years can you claim it in adverse possession?
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In a boundary dispute does occupancy over many years give ownership or does the boundary have to be redrawn and garden land given back?
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Can a neighbour claim adverse possession of a property after it has changed owners and the new owners bought through lawyers thought they bought a clear title and have only owned it for 8 months?
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What is the process for adverse possession of property in Philadelphia?
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If the fence of one part of your property is inside the property line and your neighbor uses that portion of your land does it eventually become his property by some sort of default law?
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What is the time line for adverse possession in Ontario?
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Can you claim your property that is past the property line or do you lose it?
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Can a third party claim adverse possession?
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After living at a property for 21 years is it lawfully yours?
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What is the difference between encroachment and adverse possession in regards to real property?
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What is law governing adverse possession in North Carolina?
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What is law governing adverse possession in Pennsylvania?
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Utah adverse possession says duration of possession is seven 7 years and you must pay taxes on land for the 7 years- but does that mean you have to have been paying tax or you pay after you claim?
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What is the process for adverse possesion in Nebraska?
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How do you get a copy of the form to claim adverse possession of land in New York?
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When purchasing land and someone has put a fence across part of it can you have them move the fence?
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If a person is leasing land and using another persons land to get to this parcel can he claim advese possesion.?
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Land owner next to you intentionally put a fence up 12 inches over your property line before you bought your land and will not pay to move it to the property line or go half on it. What to do?
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After home purchase the heating system fails?
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What is adverse possession without color of title?
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Can you put up a fence with permission then land sold and i want to move it can i?
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Can a neighbor use a section of your land to grow potted plants on for 5 yrs will she be able to claim squatters rights JayneFlorida?
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Uk law Can you build on land that you have claimed by adverse possession?
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When an individual whose name is on the property tax but is not on the deed after how many years can that individual claim the property the other parties the ones on the deed have not paid any taxes?
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What if people are using a property thinking it is theirs but they have a deed to a different property?
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My aunt has property in PA for 40 years now The property next to her has been sold she found out that her shelter and part of her house is on the other person land What are her rights to the land?
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After having my property surveyed I know that my neighbor's fence and above ground pool is encroaching my property and do i have the right to ask them to have removed?
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What is adverse possession?
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If a not-for-profit organization leaves a storage building on private property in KY for 8 years without paying any rent who owns the building--the organization or the property owner?
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If I have rented for minimal amount and done all the repairs for 34 years do I have claim to the property?
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If you traded in your car to a dealership and it sold it to an auction house but your name was kept on the title after someone else bought it what can you do to get your name off?
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If a california tract was built using an unrecorded survey 30 years ago must everyone move fences when a new owner makes that request?
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Can a sheriff's deed be converted to warantee deed in order to sell the property?
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What are the Mississippi statutes regarding adverse possession?
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Can you claim adverse possession of state or school owned land in Kentucky?
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How do you claim adverse possession in Wisconsin?
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Can adverse possession be used by new owners of a building built 20 years before they bought the property?
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What is required to deny adverse possession with an correct fence placement in Washington state.?
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You have been driving acorss your neighbors land for fourty years with no other access to your house can they deny access at any giving time?
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Can someone claim adverse possession and not live on the land?
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What is the statute of limitations for adverse possession in Indiana?
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Can someone maintaining your property on one side of your home give them the right to take your property?
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What is the law governing adverse possession in New Jersey?
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What are the Pennsylvania laws on adverse possession?
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How do I claim an abandoned road?
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Can you kick a exgirlfriend out of your house in Arizona?
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What is the statute of limitations on adverses possession in Colorado?
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What is the statute of limitations on adverse possession in Colorado?
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How does an unmarried person collect funds from bank accounts if they were living together for 35 years but were unmarried in california state?
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What are the provisions of Irish law on adverse possession?
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If a person is accused and arrested for a stolen item that is not in the accused possession can they be prosecuted?
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In CT Can someone claim Adverse possession if they claim that they have been using your driveway to get to their land even if its not them using but someone else only in the summertime?
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You purchased a property that has used someone elses property for 50 years Can you claim adverse posession?
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If a neighbor puts up a fence on your property do you have a right to claim the fence and everything placed on your property as yours and fence it in?
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What does open and hostile mean in adverse possession?
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What is the law on adverse possession in Colorado?
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How old do you need to be to move out of your parents house?
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What is the punishment for giving away something not yours?
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What do you do if you were charged with breaking and entering but the crime was actually trespassing on private proberty?
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Can an easement be granted by permission only?
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How can you put someone out of your deceased mother house Since they moved in without permission and you told them to get out and they refused what can you do to get them out?
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Can you go to jail for not paying aarons rent and lease?
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When do you acquire enjoyed and maintained land rights in UK?
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Your shed roof overhangs in nextdoors property about 1ft over this has been like this for 17yrs is this an adverse possession?
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Can you place a lien on a vacation home that you manage if the owner has not paid you?
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When your house is in forecloser when do you have to move?
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