Why Expert Attorneys Reveal How Long Adverse Possession Takes?
Video Transcript
Adverse possession typically takes 7–20 years of continuous, open, notorious, hostile, and exclusive possession, depending on the state. Some states shorten the period if the possessor has color of title or pays property taxes. This article explains the required elements, common timelines, and how owners can stop an adverse possession claim.
Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media
“A scary thought process for somebody who owns a property! Now, when you say, of course, ‘adverse use’….How long does that have to be going on before the original owner, or the actual owner, loses the right to that? You know, is it one time? Is it ten times? Fifty times? Is it one month? Six months?”
Michael Campbell – Business Dispute Attorney – Pierce County, WA
“It has to be…It has to be open and notorious, or in the State of Washington…at least seven years. In other jurisdictions it’s a different length of time, but here at seven, and that’s fairly common in many jurisdictions, that six, seven or ten years might be…that…the statutory period.”