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Post Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 6:19 pm    Post subject: This question concerns property owned by a government agency
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If a piece of property(in Massachusetts) is signed back to the mortgage holder which was in this case the FHA (Farm Home Administration-a government agency) and is held by the FHA for a 10 month period before being sold to a private person is a case for adverse possession by an abutter interrupted because the property was owned by a government agency? If it is interrupted would that mean that a period of 20 years would have to start over? It is my understanding that no one can adversely possess against the U.S. Government. The deed for this property clearly states that the owner of the property (grantee and grantor) was the United States of America.
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Post Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 10:31 pm    Post subject:
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Hi trace!

Welcome to forums!

When the property is sold to a private person, I don't think the question of adverse possession arises now. Now it is the property of the new owner. If the new owner does not live in the property and if it is possessed by someone else for a period of 20 years and meets all the criteria, then it becomes a case of adverse possession.

Feel free to ask if you have further queries.

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Post Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 6:27 am    Post subject:
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Hi trace,

Can you tell me why the property was held off by the government agency? I suppose they couldn't get a suitable buyer as the market was in crisis. This doesn't look to be a case of adverse possession. Just check out a previous discussion on what adverse possession is all about.

May god bless you.

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