Q. A few years ago, my neighbor put up a fence, and I think it encroaches onto my property by a few inches. Does my neighbor have a claim for adverse possession for part of my land? A. There is an old ...

Adverse possession can be a complex and contentious legal issue in real estate, as it involves determining the rights of the current possessor versus the original property owner. Understanding the ...

The SC has clarified that a tenant entering under a valid rent agreement cannot later dispute the landlord’s ownership or ...

Question: We have lived in our Peoria home seven years. There has never been a fence or even rocks to mark the boundary line for our backyard. When we moved into this home our neighbor’s swing set was ...

Adverse possession is a legal doctrine under which a person (the "adverse possessor") trespassing on real property owned by someone else may acquire valid title to it so long as certain common law—and ...

This decision arose from a “boundary dispute between owners of two parcels of property.” There are two-family homes on both subject properties. The defendant occupies his property, while the ...

Adverse possession is a legal doctrine under which a person (the "adverse possessor") trespassing on real property owned by someone else may acquire valid title to it so long as certain common law—and ...