adverse possession
Definition
Claim to the title of a private (non-governmental or non-crown) property by an occupant who has notoriously, openly, and visibly occupied the property continuously for a certain period (commonly 12 to 20 years). Adverse possession may be claimed for a property that has been abandoned, or in opposition of the rights of its actual (legal) owner who does not challenge its possession by the claimant. See also color of title.
adverse possession is in the Corporate, Commercial, & General Law and Real Estate & Buildings subjects.
adverse possession appears in the definitions of the following terms: abandonment, notorious possession, possession, occupancy, occupier and color of title
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