is there such a thing called ''SQUATTERS RIGHTS''? Please explain.?

Answer 1

Yes, but most states call it "adverse possession". Say you move onto land without buying it and you build a house and do everything to show the rest of the world that the property is yours, even when it isn't. You even pay the property taxes on it.

Once you're there, 7 to 20 years in most states, you can probably file a quiet title suit against the real landowner and get title in yourself based on adverse possession.

As to Hexeliebs remarks, I did not say merely paying taxes was sufficient. You had to move onto the land and manifest an intent to remain. Please read more carefully.

Answer 2

Some states still have squatter's rights in their laws. In the state where I live it was still a law up until 15 years ago. The law here was if you put anything (like a car) on a piece of property and it stayed there for more than 90 days untouched and uncontested then that piece of property came under the new ownership of the person that left (car) on the property.

Now you can see why it's no longer within the law.

Answer 3

Although Gravedigger hinted at the correct answer, the facts are a bit awry.

Simply paying taxes on a piece of land you wish to Adversely possess is not enough to vest title. There are a number of requirements in each state which recognizes AD that must be completed before title may transfer including such things as continuing and exclusive control of the land and 'color of title'.

The last is in the situation where you have deed to a parcel of land that was not the seller's to sell. You live on the land for the required time and make improvements, building a home and garden. You pay taxes and are listed on the tax roles of the county as the rightful owner.

You have 'color of title' although the deed was never legal. After the statutory time you file for AD but the rightful legal owner steps forward to assert his/her claim. Because you have color of title and have satisfied the requirements of AD, title now vests in you legally.

Answer 4

Some states may have a form of squatters rights but the only state rights I know of is related to property access. The Federal homestead laws give rights to federal lands for homesteads and there is a 1872 mining law for minerals which give certain land rights for proven claims.

Answer 5

Three-Year Statute The three-year statute bars the rightful owner from filing a lawsuit to recover possession when the adverse possessor has been in peaceable possession under title or color of title for three years (Section 16.024). Peaceable possession means continuous and uninterrupted possession. In other words, the adverse possessor's claim to the property was not challenged nor was the possessor removed during the three years. Title means the adverse possessor entered with a deed that traces its origin back to the patent, the time the State of Texas or the Republic of Mexico transferred its rights to private ownership. Color of title means the chain of title has some irregularities, but it still stands the test of fairness and honesty. The term also means that the chain of title could originate from a certificate of headright, a land warrant or a land scrip. The definition of these terms is beyond the scope of this article. This statute is rarely called into question because the adverse possessor receives a deed from someone who owns the property according to some chain of title. Adverse possession is rarely a factor. To date, only five appellate cases have arisen under this statute. In all but one, the case was dismissed for lack of evidence.

Answer 6

u have to check each state
i'm pretty sure Alaska still has squatter rights
maybe parts of California