lots behind it.the lot in question is well matained by myself,the other lots are over grown with plantations the owner of the development that i live in sent me a survey showen me that i have 9 encroachments on there property ie fences,pool cars 2 sheds camper ect..i have till sept to remove it all so he can develop the lots.it will be 7 yrs in nov. can he make me move the stuff right away...or does he have the right to remove the items him self....it all cost me money... i am willing to buy the land or can i take it by adverse possiession....thanks pj p.s. i live in south carolina myrtle beach and i love it here...thanks agian.....
2006-09-02 12:19:35 · 8 answers · asked by paul 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
You put your stuff on someone else's property and assumed that you had privileges and rights that you never had. That's about the end of the story.
2006-09-02 12:24:57 · answer #1 · answered by nothing 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's his property. You will have to move the stuff unless you can come to some agreement to purchase that part of the property. You can only legally take possession of abandoned property if it has not been taken care of by the owner in 20 years and a day. I may be wrong, and it may be 10 years and a day, but either way, it hasn't been left unmaintained long enough if it's only been 7 years.
2006-09-02 19:25:42 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You used the property without the owner's permission. All he has to do is give you reasonable notice (usually 30 days) to restore the property to its former state. You might be able to acquire the property using the adverse possession law. It depends upon how it's written in South carolina. If you can't acquire it using adverse possesssion, and the owner doesn't want to sell, I'm afraid you're out of luck!!
2006-09-02 19:32:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why in the world would you utilize another person's property and think you would have rights to it through adverse poossession. Adverse possession is like woops, my fence has been over the property line by 12" for the last 30 years, and both of us knew it.
2006-09-02 19:28:34 · answer #4 · answered by Ford Prefect 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To take adverse possession in most states, and in most states in Mexico as well, there is a stated time period in which you must have aggressively held possession of the land and it may differ by state.
It can be as long as 20 years and as short as 10 years depending upon the jurisdiction. It is not likely that less than 7 years establishes adverse possession, but you can check it out.
By sending you a letter of intent, he has resumed his ownership rights, and there is high probability your money and your larcenous intents are done for.
Until that stated time period is up, any improvements you made are lost or gifts to the true owner. He can get a court order making you pay to have his property cleaned up, or he can run a bulldozer through it since he has given you clear legal notice. If it were me, I'd make you clean up your own mess. You are not a nice person trying to steal expensive land by adverse possession..
See an attorney. One must go to court to claim quiet title by adverse possession. Only a court ruling in most cases can get the title changed. I will be surprised if less than 7 years is enough.
He is under no obligation to sell to you just because you deliberately tried to steal his land.
I had a neighbor try that crap on me in Iowa, and another in Mexico. It is a common game among thieves to just take over someone else's land and then whine it's really theirs because they worked on it.
2006-09-02 19:34:36 · answer #5 · answered by retiredslashescaped1 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you should talk the owner into selling to you. That is your only way of keeping the property. And yes you should remove your stuff off of the property, you just can't expect to take someone else land and call it yours, What school did you go to anyhow?
2006-09-02 19:27:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You do not have the rights to have any one your possession in the land that does not belong to you. Unless you have a contract or lease that allows you to occupy the land, you have to move out . If you fail to do so, the owner has the right to remove them and send you the bill.
Sorry there is nothing you can do. If you iffer to buy you need to talk to the owner and reach an agreement
2006-09-02 19:28:22 · answer #7 · answered by AO 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you don't move it, they will and sue you for the damages.
You should have never used property that was not yours.
2006-09-02 19:27:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋