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  2. Adverse possession - Wikipedia

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    Adverse possession in common law, and the related civil law concept of usucaption (also acquisitive prescription or prescriptive acquisition), are legal mechanisms under which a person who does not have legal title to a piece of property, usually real property, may acquire legal ownership based on continuous possession or occupation without the permission of its legal owner.

  3. Adverse possession in Australia - Wikipedia

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    The doctrine of adverse possession in Australia was inherited from England. Adverse possession arose in and was suited to a land law system based on possession and relativity of title. Various approaches were undertaken in this area in Australia. [1] [2] The limitation period for the land varies among the states. [3] [4] [5] [6]

  4. Nullum tempus occurrit regi - Wikipedia

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    This means that the crown can proceed with actions that would be barred if brought by an individual due to the passage of time. It also makes it impossible to obtain property rights over government-owned land by adverse possession , or "squatters' rights".

  5. Squatters Beware: States Are Revising Adverse Possession Laws

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    Virtually every state has some form of an adverse possession law on its books, often dating back more than a hundred years as a way for pioneers to continuously squat on land, improve the land ...

  6. Squatting in Australia - Wikipedia

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    Squatting in Australia usually refers to a person who is not the owner, taking possession of land or an empty house. In 19th century Australian history, a squatter was a settler who occupied a large tract of Aboriginal land in order to graze livestock. At first this was done illegally, later under licence from the Crown.

  7. English land law - Wikipedia

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    Provided the common law requirements of "possession" that was "adverse" were fulfilled, after 12 years, the owner would cease to be able to assert a claim. However, in the LRA 2002 adverse possession of registered land became much harder. The rules for unregistered land remained as before.

  8. Nec vi, nec clam, nec precario - Wikipedia

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    It is often referred to in the context of adverse possession and other land law issues. It is also relevant to the creation of easements whereby the law 'prescribes' an easement in the absence of a deed. In order for the law to do so the right of way or easement needs to have been enjoyed without force, without secrecy, and without permission ...

  9. Squatting in the Bahamas - Wikipedia

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    The Bahamas marked on the globe. After the 1833 Slavery Abolition Act, many former slaves squatted privately owned land in the Bahamas and it was established juridically that 20 years of adverse possession would result in gaining ownership (on Crown land it was 60 years).

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