What Is Classified as Personal Property?
A: Generally, the payment of real estate taxes alone is never sufficient to give the tax payer ownership rights to a property. Most, if not all, states have statutes that provide that an occupant or user of real estate can obtain ownership rights to the property if they satisfy various requirements for up to 21 years.
Can a real owner Live at the property?
The real owner can’t live at the property while you stay there and you must continuously and openly live or use the property to the exclusion of the real owner. Determining Homeownership The home was your mother’s and most likely she allowed you and other family members to live at the home.
How long do you have to use someone else’s property to claim adverse possession?
This rule is called “adverse possession.” In order to claim adverse possession, a person must use someone else’s property for a period of years. In some states, it’s just a few years, but other states require up to 20 years or more.
