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  2. Adverse possession - Wikipedia

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    Adverse possession in common law, and the related civil law concept of usucaption (also acquisitive prescription or prescriptive acquisition), are legal mechanisms under which a person who does not have legal title to a piece of property, usually real property, may acquire legal ownership based on continuous possession or occupation without the permission of its legal owner.

  3. How Can I Avoid Adverse Possession on a Real Estate ... - AOL

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    Adverse possession is a legal concept that occurs when a trespasser, someone with no legal title, can gain legal ownership over a piece of property if the actual owner does not challenge it within ...

  4. Squatting in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The number of years required for adverse possession in different states. In the United States, squatting is illegal and squatters can be evicted for trespassing. [47] Real estate managers recommend that vacant properties be protected by erecting "no trespassing" signs, regular checks, tenant screening, and quickly finding new tenants. [56]

  5. Covenant (law) - Wikipedia

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    Real covenants and easements or equitable servitudes are similar [9] and in 1986, a symposium discussed whether the law of easements, equitable servitudes, and real covenants should be unified. [4] As time passes and the original promisee of the covenant is no longer involved in the land, enforcement may become lax.

  6. Equitable conversion - Wikipedia

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    In most jurisdictions, the real property interest created by the contract will pass to the buyer's heirs, while the seller's personal property interest created by the contract will pass to the seller's estate. The State of New York does not recognize equitable conversion. In New York, as long as the buyer is without fault, the risk of loss ...

  7. Squatters Beware: States Are Revising Adverse Possession Laws

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    In Texas, where it takes 10 years of squatting to obtain property through "adverse possession," a man named Kenneth Robinson recently tried to claim a $330,000 home in the city of Flower Mound for ...

  8. Possession (law) - Wikipedia

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    Possession of a thing for long enough can become ownership by termination of the previous owner's right of possession and ownership rights. In the same way, the passage of time can bring to an end the owner's right to recover exclusive possession of a property without losing the ownership of it, as when an adverse easement for use is granted by ...

  9. Manufactured housing - Wikipedia

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    As of May 2011, the median price of a home in Santa Clara was $498,000, [8] while the most expensive manufactured home with all the premium features was only $249,000. [9] This drastic price difference is due to the fact that manufactured homes are typically placed in communities where individuals do not own the land, but instead pay a monthly ...