Adverse Possession Cases

A comprehensive collection of landmark cases defining and interpreting adverse possession principles in land surveying

Key Elements of Adverse Possession

Hostile Possession

Use of property without permission of the true owner

Actual Possession

Physical control and use of the property

Open & Notorious

Visible and obvious use to the true owner

Continuous Use

Uninterrupted for statutory period

Topic Stats

Total Cases: 134
Updated This Month: 12
Jurisdictions: 38

Key Principles

Statutory Period

Required time varies by jurisdiction (typically 7-20 years)

Color of Title

Document suggesting ownership, even if legally invalid

Tacking

Combining possession periods of successive adverse possessors