An interesting supplement to this is that common law based jurisdictions (US, UK, etc.) still have a legal concept of “Adverse Possession” or “Squatter’s Rights

An interesting supplement to this is that common law based jurisdictions (US, UK, etc.) still have a legal concept of “Adverse Possession” or “Squatter’s Rights” which effectively lets people claim land or property which is abandoned by selling it and improving it, even if there is an existing legal claim to it. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adverse_possession https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adverse_possession for the complexities.