Virginia Court of Appeals rules permission need not be pleaded as an affirmative defense in adverse possession and addresses ...

One judge defined adverse possession like this: ... that your neighbor's fence, shed or heat pump is sitting on your land, what should you ... and I will send you a friendly letter to this effect." ...

Q: We had a survey done on a house we bought in September that showed a neighbor has a fence protruding some 14 feet in our property. Though it is a wooded area and we have no plans to do anything … ...

Where the circuit court held permissive use should have been pleaded as an affirmative defense to adverse possession, it ...

Once again, cottage season is upon us—and like the return of the season, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Court) has returned to ...

Adverse possession and a "fence of convenience" – it’s the topic of today’s post. Background . Each state has its own adverse possession statute and associated timeframe after which adverse ...

But adverse possession should not be confused with a prescriptive easement. To illustrate, earlier this month I purchased a rental house on what I thought was a 50-by-100-foot lot.

BOULDER (AP) - A couple targeted by protesters after a judge awarded them part of their neighbors' land in an adverse possession case explained themselves in a letter to friends.

Adverse possession may be claimed with color of title, such as pursuant to a defective deed, or without color of title, such as with a substantial enclosure like a fence.

“In my experience, adverse possession is only considered by the court when a party has been actively inhabiting a property for a long period of time, generally measured in decades,” he said.

Adverse possession is something all homeowners should be informed of. Take a deeper look into what it is and how you can protect your land.

Law These states should caution adverse possession, squatters can take over in 10 years without a deed, paid taxes Adverse possession requirements vary by state, but in certain places, such as ...