Land Law - Adverse Possession (Squatters' Rights) Part 1

The law was settled in the case of Robert v Wyatt that possession takes priority to ownership.

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So wait, I file adverse possession, I pay property taxes, make improvements on the land, get the water and lights on, squat for the reqd. time period and its mine, lawfully and in plain terms.

I know some squatters who tried to buy the property for ten years drom owner. Who really did not want the land. They even tried with a lawyers on bith sides to pay rent or buy. Iwner was so wishy washy. The squatters in mean time built a better home. Planted gardens improved whole place. The town ended up backing the squatters and after ten years the state gave the property to the squatters. Who ended up being better nieghbors and upstanding community members. But this is rare. Most squatters are just slime. And trying to steal the land. These people really wanted to buy this abandoned property from owners. They used all legal channels owner had not lived there in 30 years. The buildings were falling down. Plus was hard to find. They did not even pay the taxes. But the squatters did. So wow it can be complicated. And owner never even tried to evict.

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This wouldnt be a problem if or country wasnt allowing forigeners to buy and own american land and property,and if property wasnt so fkn expensive,people should only be able to own one house at a time it is ridiculous people can buy and hoard huge amounts of land and properties.

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This to me should only apply if an Paper holder lost the title. Squatters and people trying to take property, due to bad surveys, need to redraw property lines all fall under a time frame that all costs money. Which I believe is how some of these properties take there odd shapes. Because people are poor and don’t have time to chance after courts and attorneys to correct bad surveying job which ruins your deed. ESP if the land is 100 years old. This makes me very angry, because I’m actually going through this. It affected my driveway, the walkway and my drainage system. I may end up suing the person who sold me the house. But let’s see if I can correct it first.

This was excellent thankyou!

Now, when a law lecture turns into some racist rant about stealing land, you know some students are in the wrong CLASS.

In an instance where there a lease agreement between the fee simple owner and another party and there are adverse possessors on the property, at whom is the violation against? and does the lease agreement even have any bearing on the adverse possession ?

Hi John Smith...the question about water is not an academic question and so I would waste too much time in this forum answering it. Your statement about 'stealing' is a good argument and you should see the remarks of Neuberger J in Pye v Graham regarding this. Also, as it relates to 'going on vacation'..this would not be the kind of situation as adverse possession requires 10 years for registered land and 12 years for unregistered land so it would be an extraordinarily long vacation indeed!!

Good work!!

In Nigeria statute has provided 1w years upon which an adverse possessor may be entitled to the land.

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