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Default neighbor's fence partially on my property

On Sat, 29 Jun 2013 06:41:20 -0700 (PDT), "
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the property owner fails to object the guy doing the building may wind

up with ownership thru adverse possession. The possession has to be

notorious and adverse and typically for a certain period of time.


Yeah, like 20 years.


FTR, 20 years is the maiximum and only true in some states.

I think it's as little as 7 years in other states.

It's been two months. And the party also has
to pay the real estate taxes on the property for those 20 years.
The neighbor isn't paying the taxes, Don is.