[mike]

It's alive and well. My neighbor to the north took 1.2ac from another neighbor. I was skeptical so went to the courthouse and looked it up. True. The neighbor who lost the property walked away rather than defend because the cost of a defense was more than 1.2 ac

[nuclear_eggset]

How do you simply not realize 10 years of open and continuous use? Really - how did the neighbor who lost the property overlook open use for 10 years? (If anything, this is a good reason *to* post about the law - to know about it so you can avoid it if you care to, which I would imagine most people do.)

[DIYSteve]

Elements of an adverse possession claim: Open Continuous Exclusive Adverse Notorious

[mike]

re above. Original owner sold off 20ac to a "friend". Xmas for dinner etc. etc. Handshake agreement to use original fences rather than re-fence. So-called friend decided to keep the 1.2ac even though the purchase deed says 20ac. New assessment is for 21.2ac. Lesson,put in writing no matter what.

[Malachai Constant]

Oral real estate contracts are not worth the paper they are not written on

[cairn builder]