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The Velveteen Ocelot

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4. Theories like adverse possession, prescriptive easement, or boundary by practical location

Reply to dameatball (Original post)

Mon Oct 22, 2018, 05:47 PM

Oct 2018

might provide a remedy, depending on the law in your state. Generally, if someone uses and maintains property as their own over a period of time (commonly 15 years but it might be different in some states) without anyone trying to stop them, they can claim ownership of it. She needs to get a real estate lawyer to sort it all out.

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Question for any DU real estate/legal experts. (If I am on wrong forum please advise). [View all] dameatball Oct 2018 OP

"Adverse possession." I'm not an attorney, but this spooky3 Oct 2018 #1

Thanks. Every little bit of info helps. I need to try to convince her what to do. dameatball Oct 2018 #5

Your neighbor may have some rights by "adverse possession" Sedona Oct 2018 #2

It's probably the right-of-way SCantiGOP Oct 2018 #3

Theories like adverse possession, prescriptive easement, or boundary by practical location The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2018 #4

Yes, that's what I told he daughter. dameatball Oct 2018 #6

Usually adverse possession only applies where other private property The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2018 #7

My reading of the OP was that the land is privately owned spooky3 Oct 2018 #8

One of the other posts mentioned rights-of-way The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2018 #9

You did not misunderstand. This is not a local gvrnment easement, it is private property. dameatball Oct 2018 #11

Here in PA they often call that patch an "easement" BumRushDaShow Oct 2018 #10

If the surveyors were in the "entire street" only, yonder Oct 2018 #12

Good advice! dameatball Oct 2018 #13