Sentences with phrase «law of adverse possession»

• Land registration reform: at the CLA my input was sought on the reform of the law of adverse possession and on the compulsory registration of various 3rd party rights (express easements, chancel repairs).

Answer: If you can manage to stay in the house for three years, you may be able to secure title to the house under Texas» law of adverse possession.

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See my 20 - year - old memory of adverse possession law; see also this cite on Wikipedia.

Lawyers reading this probably recall the topic of «adverse possession» from their law school course on Real Property.

Adverse Possession, 2nd Edition, covers all aspects of the law and practice relating to adverse possession of registered and unregistered land, and sets out both the general principles and the application of the doctrine to specific types ofAdverse Possession, 2nd Edition, covers all aspects of the law and practice relating to adverse possession of registered and unregistered land, and sets out both the general principles and the application of the doctrine to specific typesPossession, 2nd Edition, covers all aspects of the law and practice relating to adverse possession of registered and unregistered land, and sets out both the general principles and the application of the doctrine to specific types ofadverse possession of registered and unregistered land, and sets out both the general principles and the application of the doctrine to specific typespossession of registered and unregistered land, and sets out both the general principles and the application of the doctrine to specific types of cases.

Citing case law and scholarly commentary on the doctrine of adverse possession, he concluded that «mere use or occupation is not enough» (at para 15) and that «physical possession alone may not be enough» (at para 18).

Moreover, Master Schlosser referred to case law to conclude that it is irrelevant that the co-owner seeking title through adverse possession has only dispossessed the co-owner of uses the co-owner never intended or desired to make of the land.

The Chief Justice also adopts Justice Cromwell's positioning of the standard of occupation, from the common law perspective, as lying between the minimal occupation which would permit a person to sue a wrongdoer in trespass and the most onerous standard required to ground title by adverse possession as against a true owner (para 40).

The inconsistent use requirement forms no part of B.C. law governing the proof of adverse possession.

Ontario condominium lawyers have generally construed this provision to exclude the concept of adverse possession from condominium law.

Consequently, the prescription period as well as common - law adverse possession rule can confer upon the «squatting» unit - owner a right to exclusive use of the disputed space that extinguishes a claim for an allocation of exclusive use under a condominium declaration.

He leads a team with a broad range of experience across the full scope of property disputes including adverse possession claims, squatter evictions, compulsory purchase, easements, wayleaves and other third party rights, dilapidations claims, lease renewal litigation, the operation of break clauses, possession claims and housing law litigation.

• Developed and maintained program for responding to daily incoming Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board town and city petitions • Drafted, reviewed, and edited briefs and legal memoranda in a variety of areas including adverse possession, destruction of employee personal records, domiciles, and personal property taxation • Performed legal research and wrote memoranda on incorporation, mergers and acquisitions and other corporate legal issues • Organized and maintained corporation filing documents and corporate minute books to maintain compliance with state law • Assisted in production and document review of Supreme Judicial Court appellate documents

Last Update: 02/10/16 All across Florida, there has been an increase in the use of Florida's adverse possession laws to claim legal title to homes that have been left empty and abandoned in the ongoing Florida foreclosure fraud crisis.