Can adverse possession be obtained on a municipal possession?

Question

I need some cases to back this up.

Answer 1

Almost universally, title to public land cannot be acquired through adverse possession. There may be a tiny number of jurisdictions that allow adverse possession when the particular property is not held for a public use.

A municipality may acquire property through adverse possession though.

Edit: Here's your citation: Devins v. Borough of Bogota, 592 A.2d 199 (N.J.App.Div. 1991).

Answer 2

Unless there's a local law to prohibit it, yes.

Bear in mind that the period for adverse possesion, while it varies by jurisdiction, is generally several years - so the chances that a Government entity is going to let you get away with an "open and notorious" adverse possesion of some of their property for that long is remote, at best.

Richard

Answer 3

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