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Adverse Possession

December 22, 2014 by: Content Team

Adverse possession is a principle of real estate law that allows a person who possesses land belonging to another person for an extended period of time, to claim legal ownership of the land. Each state has different statues and time elements required for adverse possession. When adverse possession is in place, it only pertains to the property that the person […]

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