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ADVERSE POSESSION

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DICK MORGAN Guest	Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 7:11 am    Post subject: ADVERSE POSESSION Like 0 Dislike 0 I live in Massachusetts. My neighbor built a large play house for his children on the rock wall that runs across the back of our lots - about 15 years ago. Recently i measured the lot line and discovered that half of the play house is on my side of the property line - approximately 10 ft. The play house also extends into the state park behind us. Will my neighbor have a claim of adverse posession after 20 years ? - can i prevent him from establishing a claim by leasing the land under the playhouse - or do i have to put him on notice to remove it in order to protect my property rights ? I would prefer not to force the removal of the house until his kids are older - but do not want to have a problem if one of us sells their house.
smithsussane Joined: 18 Sep 2008 Posts: 10439 Location: Alaska 985.83 Dollars($)	Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 1:13 am    Post subject: Like 0 Dislike 0 Hi DICK! Welcome to forums! As far as I know, in order to claim an adverse possession, your neighbor will have to pay the taxes for that part and also maintain it. I don't think he has done so. So, as per my understanding, he will not be able to claim ownership of the property. Nevertheless, I would suggest you to contact your attorney and take his opinion regarding your state laws in this matter. For further information regarding adverse possession, check out the given page: http://www.mortgagefit.com/adverse-possession.html Feel free to ask if you've further queries. Sussane

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