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In Anglo-American property law, '''adverse possession''' is a legal mechanism for a trespasser (or squatter) to gain title to property, without the true owner's consent.
In Anglo-American property law, '''adverse possession''' is a legal mechanism for a trespasser (or squatter) to gain title to property, without the true owner's consent.
==CHOSE mnemonic==
To acquire property through the adverse possession procedure, the trespasser must show that her possession is
# Continuous; 
# Hostile; 
# Open and notorious; 
# for the <u>S</u>tatutory period; and 
# Exclusive.

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In Anglo-American property law, adverse possession is a legal mechanism for a trespasser (or squatter) to gain title to property, without the true owner's consent.


CHOSE mnemonic

To acquire property through the adverse possession procedure, the trespasser must show that her possession is

  1. Continuous;
  2. Hostile;
  3. Open and notorious;
  4. for the Statutory period; and
  5. Exclusive.