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In certain instances, an individual can gain possession of your property if they meet specific requirements. The legal term for this is “adverse possession.”
As squatting incidents run rampant through certain communities across the country, Fox News Digital investigated how individuals can gain possession of private property under certain requirements, commonly known in the legal realm as “adverse possession.”
Adverse possession can go hand-in-hand with squatting issues, and is commonly referred to as “squatters’ rights.“
With stories of squatters popping up around the country, adverse possession has also been brought to light.