Q. A few years ago, my neighbor put up a fence, and I think it encroaches onto my property by a few inches. Does my neighbor have a claim for adverse possession for part of my land? A. There is an old ...

Retail, commercial, and industrial property owners need to be diligent about policing their property boundary lines to avoid losing valuable property rights to an encroaching neighbor. The doctrine of ...

Adverse possession allows a person, like a squatter, to gain ownership of land owned by someone else when certain requirements are met. The requirements for an individual to claim adverse possession ...

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Adverse possession can be a complex and contentious legal issue in real estate, as it involves determining the rights of the current possessor versus the original property owner. Understanding the ...

THE MOST BASIC EXAMPLE of adverse possession is when a landowner fences in land that belongs to a neighbor. This is trespassing, but if a long enough period of time passes without the neighbor ...

Adverse possession is a legal doctrine under which a person (the "adverse possessor") trespassing on real property owned by someone else may acquire valid title to it so long as certain common law—and ...

Question: We have lived in our Peoria home seven years. There has never been a fence or even rocks to mark the boundary line for our backyard. When we moved into this home our neighbor’s swing set was ...