Adverse Possession | The Law Matters 12 14 2023

In this segment of The Law Matters, we address the topic of adverse possession - the doctrine under which a person in possession of land owned by someone else may acquire valid title to it. Issues include how this happens and why it matters, as well as what a landlord can or should do about the issue before it's too late. Host Debra Morais and Attorney David Baza are joined by attorney Harris Weiner, who practices real estate and business law.

[@FernandoDeJesusPonce]

Great information, thank you for sharing

[@TREY_TALK]

Its a shame how good channels get ignored. This was good teaching

[@leftout51]

My neighbor died in 2020 a few months later her daughter died, I went to the Sheriff's Department and let them know i was taking over the property, I was given a thumbs up and was told good luck. 2 day's later I went to the police department and told them the same thing I told the sheriff, I wasn't given the thumbs up but I was told good luck so i went to the house and moved in. The person that lives across the street from me is a police officer, he saw me outside and came over to question me but I told him that he has to study the law and he got very offended. Later on that night around 2:00am in the morning there was banging in my door. I went out on the porch barefooted and thats when i saw that the house was being surrounded by his co-workers. The way they did me was (Not Law Full) but some of them has prospered greatly since then. Leave me a comment if you care to know more.. Be Safe and TRUTH FULL 😉

[@levipalafox]

Is adverse possession possible when the individual on title is deceased and has no next of kin? This is in the context of California civil law.

[@HoopGPT]

Yes, this is actually the ideal scenario for AP

[@RexMagnus1]

No beacuse the land would default to the crown (UK), you'd have to apply to transfer it

[@donmulder8061]

Ya gotta love these lawyers. Every aspect of this law both statutory and common law, revolves around you lose your land no matter what. Even the defenses are bs. Breaking continuity -- right (gimme a break). How do you do that/ Give permission. End hostility? Give permission. Then you give permission and the entitled sobs refuse to acknowledge permission and in court you find yourself trying to prove you actually gave permission. Lawyers are heisters. So are judges. There is no defense against adverse possession if someone is committed to taking your land. Private property rights are NOT sacrosanct. Taking land from people is. I have two sheisters next door to me that are going to take my stream and woods in about two years and there's not a damn thing I can do about it. I found them sneaking around trying to make their hidden improvements plausible deniable open (i.e. making them slightly visible for the camera but not for me to act on). I asked them to move them and they gave me double talk answers so I offered them permission in the form of a letter (license) and they freaked out at that idea. They would not commit to it. The case law shows if you eject an adverse possessor from your land it can trigger and early counter suit where the judge may award title to the adverse possessor at the time limit for the state because the cases usually dont advance very fast. If you won some property and some thief next door wants to take it they're gonna get it. All it takes is a few statements, an invoice or two from a landscaper who id one or two things and that's all she wrote.

[@MusikCassette]

11:48 no it is not.

[@johnniemwatkins391]

Quite title sue

[@emmanuelledama7580]

🙏

[@tobyroad]

So if i am using / living on some land that is tied up in heirship, I've paid the taxes for the last 25 years, have a small house on it and have spent thousands on the road into it over the years. None of the family has touched foot on it for at 15 years. Some of the family members have signed tgeir part over to me years ago. Ive posted it, fenced it, improved the roads, payed the taxes, built on it, and live on it. Theres hundreds of heirs, most dont even know it. Can i use adverse possession to get a title to it?

[@VisionaryDr3ams]

Yes

[@deidrabrey4043]

The case you describe is textbook and is the type of thing this law should support. Sadly this law is being used by sheisters to steal land from present, tax paying, true land owners who are simply trying to be patient neighbors while not understanding how self serving and sneaky their neighbor is. Your case is a good case and should not be a problem. Although there is a sa good reason for you to avoid filing for quiet title. Seems like you have well established possession that meets all the elements and and no one contesting it. So why not let sleeping dogs lie? Why not just sit back and enjoy your land knowing you met the elements of adverse possession? I am no lawyer but I understand this stuff because I am a victim of it and if I were you, I would just sit back and enjoy knowing that if they ever sue to eject you, the court will immediately award you title.