Adverse Possession

Adverse possession is sometimes called…

Adverse possession is a doctrine under which a person in possession of land owned by someone else may acquire…

For an adverse possessor to obtain title, their possession of the property must be:

• Continuous, hostile, abrupt, open and clear, actual, exclusive use

• Continuous, hostile, open and notorious, actual, exclusive use

• Continuing, hostile, open and notorious, actual, exclusive use

The requirements to prove adverse possession tend to vary between jurisdictions.

• True

• False

The continuous requirement states that…

• The continuity may be maintained between successive adverse possessors if there is privity between them.

• The continuity may be maintained between successive adverse possessors if they are close relatives.

The possessor must actively possess the property for the state's predetermined statutory period, which may vary from…

Adverse posssession may be granted even if the person who took possession of someone else’s property did it…

Adverse possession is a method of ___________ transferring title to the property from the true owner to the adverse possessor.

In cases of intentional adverse possession, a trespasser unkowingly comes on to another person’s property.

• True

• False

The requirements can vary from state to state. These differences include:

• Lenght of possession, taxes, parties, deed

• Lenght of possession, taxes, presence of a document that establishes ownership

• Time of possession, parties, deed

• Time of possession, deed, parties, taxes