Adverse possession of municipal property, are there any cases where a citizen won?
there is a 50'x 300' section of an un-opened, un-ordained, unused, only on the map street which borders my property. I and my family have maintained this parcel since we moved in. Cut the grass picked up after the several large trees. We want to claim it through Adverse possession but am told I can't because of it being municipal property. Surely I'm not the first to run up against this problem. Are there laws or cases that would support my position?
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Each state has its own laws concerning adverse possession, and practically every state exempts government-owned property from adverse possession claims. Most states also exempt land owned by utilities and railroads from adverse possession as well.
Why don't you approach the city officials and offer to purchase the parcel?
If they don't give it to you, don't mow or clean it up and then call them everyday to come and clean it up because it makes your property look bad. Then call a local TV station and have a trouble shooter make them look bad on TV.
the law of adverse possession is by statute. In my state, one cannot aquire title over government owned lands by adverse possession.
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