May an adverse possessor acquire title to a property when the underlying ownership of the property changes during the period of possession?
Bailey v. Citibank, N.A.
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Tag: adverse possession
Brokerage Reminder: Protect yourself – and your clients – against adverse possession
A weekly reminder to stay on top of your practice from first tuesday’s in-house broker!
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Word-of-the-Week: Bundle of rights
What is...
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Title by Claims of Adverse Possession
Five critical elements to establish title by adverse possession based on a claim of right or color of title.
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Letter to the editor: What are squatters’ rights in California?
We explain the criteria for taking adverse possession in California.
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May an easement be extinguished by adverse possession when property taxes are not timely paid?
McClear-Gary v. Scott Facts: The owner of a property holds an easement over the servient property....
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Can a negligently encroaching land owner seek a prescriptive easement over the neighboring property?
Hansen v Sandridge Partners, L.P. Facts: Without confirming the boundary of their property, a...
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Can a property owner in a homeowners’ association (HOA) community obtain title of association property through adverse possession without paying taxes on the disputed property?
An owner of property in a homeowner’s association (HOA) community attempts to obtain common association property through adverse possession claiming they are excused from meeting the requirement of paying taxes on the disputed property.
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Letter to the Editor: Is a prescriptive easement the same as adverse possession?
Question: How is a prescriptive easement made? Does someone have to commit adverse possession?...
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Is a lis pendens void if it was not mailed to a property owner’s address as listed on the county assessor’s roll?
An individual is in adverse possession of a parcel of real estate for five years. They file a quiet title action to clear title of the owner’s interest of the lot, but fail to deliver the lis pendens to the address listed on the county assessor’s roll.
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May an adverse possessor acquire title to a tax exempt owner’s property without paying taxes on the property?
A nonprofit, tax exempt religious organization owned a property. The neighbor fenced in and improved a portion of the organization’s property.
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Several co-owners held title as tenants in common to a parcel of land. From the date of the purchase, one co-owner solely occupied the property, cleared the land of weeds annually and paid all property taxes. The other co-owners...
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March 2010 RCD
A digest of recent court cases affecting real estate.
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