Adverse Possession Essay

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Adverse possession is a process by which premises can change ownership. It is a common law concept concerning the title to real property (land and the fixed structures built upon it). By adverse possession, title to another's real property can be acquired without compensation, by holding the property in a manner that conflicts with the true owner's rights for a specified period. For example, "squatter's rights" are a specific form of adverse possession. To prove adverse possession under a typical definition, the person claiming ownership through adverse possession must show that its possession is actual, open, notorious, exclusive, hostile, under cover of claim or right, and continuous and uninterrupted for the statutory period. These terms have special legal meanings as legal "terms of art" Actual - You actually acted in the manner of an owner of the property. Open & Notorious - You engage in acts of possession consistent with the property at issue in a manner, which was capable of being seen. (This does not mean that you must have been observed in your acts of ownership. Exclusive - The adverse possessor does not occupy the land concurrent with the true owner or share possession in common with the public. Hostile - Hostility exists where a person possession is "hostile" to the title owner's interest in the property. Continuous & Uninterrupted - All elements of adverse possession must be met at all times through the statutory period. Finally, the last element is The Statutory Period - The statutory period, or "statute of limitations", is the amount of time the claimant must hold the land in order to successfully claim "adverse possession". After looking at the definition of what are, adverse Possession and the elements to it, we go in-depth on what the question is about. What are the implications of human rights act 1998 and the case law towards adverse

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