Real Property Legal Questions and Answers
Who Owns Property If the Survey Says the Fence is On My Property?
I purchased property in 2005 there is an existing fence on the north side (Barbwire, old 50+ years). Had a survey done in 8/12/2008 and it shows my property is around 12 feet north of the existing fence. The neighbor to the north of course thinks this is his property. The area in question is 12' x 1105' Is this my property legally and do I forfeit this if I do not move the fenc...
08/30/2010 | Category: Real Property » Adverse Poss... | State: Washington | #23061What is the Time Period for Adverse Possession in Texas?
I am a real estate broker in Texas and was representing a buyer in a FSBO sale. The sellers did not tell us about a post for the bottom of their porch decking on a coastal home when built was on neighbors property about 1'. This was built back around 2003 and now that my buyer has bought the property and asked the neighbor to stop using his driveway to access the neighbors pro...
08/24/2010 | Category: Real Property » Adverse Poss... | State: Texas | #22995How Do I Prevent Squatter's Rights in Texas?
Would like to rent space for trailer but need protection from later squatters petition. What form to use get pre-signed?
08/23/2010 | Category: Real Property » Adverse Poss... | State: Texas | #22984What are the Adverse Possession Laws in Nevada?
Property was owned jointly by my mother-in-law and brother-in-law in Nevada, they have both since passed away and i have been paying the taxes on this property for over 10 years. Can my wife and i claim title to this property in our name and how did we do this? We live in California.
07/06/2010 | Category: Real Property » Adverse Poss... | State: Nevada | #22603How Do I Claim Adverse Possession of Abandoned Property in California?
How can I take adverse possession of an abandoned property in California?
06/16/2010 | Category: Real Property » Adverse Poss... | State: California | #22406What are the Adverse Possession Laws in New York?
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04/20/2010 | Category: Real Property » Adverse Poss... | State: New York | #21843How does a squatter or adverse possessor stop the re-zoning of his land by reputed owner?
I have lived in a wooded area of orange county for 30 years now and the owner wants to rezone the land and develop it. As a squatter have I any right to stay here in my home and stop the rezoning process and development of this land?
04/16/2010 | Category: Real Property » Adverse Poss... | State: Florida | #21809What Are the Laws for Adverse Possession in Mississippi?
Define Adverse Possession law on real estate in Mississippi.
02/16/2010 | Category: Real Property » Adverse Poss... | State: Mississippi | #20982How Can I Use a Road Owned by My Nerighbor to Access My Property?
We purchased our home 17 yrs ago and have always gotten along well with our neighbors. Just recently our neighbor had a survey done to keep a builder from building on the lot across from him. His land survey resulted in him owning the only existing road to our house. The neighbor across from him who wanted to build had a survey done which showed that their property meets up wi...
02/03/2010 | Category: Real Property » Adverse Poss... | State: Massachusetts | #20761How Do I Get an Prescriptive Easement in California?
My Property Fence line Erected Near 1963 On Surveyed 70 Acres. Listed To Sell, Neighbor Buying Adjacent Land 1986, Is Concerned Fence Is On Her Land. I Ask You My User As Of Right To Gain Prescribed Easement, asap.
01/09/2010 | Category: Real Property » Adverse Poss... | State: California | #20358