On Fri, 04 Oct 2013 19:20:47 +0000, Alex Gunderson wrote:
PS: If someone is paying taxes on it, that's part of ownership (in
California, taxes are part of the adverse possession clause).
You might want to ask in the legal groups but it seems to me
that you could attempt an adverse possession case if your ownership
was continuous for at least 5 years AND you paid your taxes on time.
New California Law Raises Bar on
Establishing Ownership Through Adverse Possession
April 2011
http://www.glawgroupapc.com/update/A...Newsletter.pdf
Adverse possession is accomplished when a party acquires ownership
to another's real property, without compensation, by holding the
property for a specified period of time in a manner that conflicts
with the true owner's rights.
Open Possession€ť means undisguised and conspicuous possession
of real property that is generally known or recognized.
€śExclusive possession€ť means that the person possessing the land
must be the only one occupying the property ...
....a party must occupy the real property hostilely, openly,
exclusively, and continuously for a period of five years
and pay the property taxes on the land.
€śHostile possession€ť does not mean ill will or actual enmity,
but rather is actual occupation or possession of the real
property, without the permission of anyone claiming title, and
claiming ownership (either express or implied).
AB 1684 amends California Code of Civil Procedure §325 by
requiring that the adverse possessor *timely* pay all taxes
associated with ownership of the real property.