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> You can't just go find an unused plot of land to exist on. And if you did you'd be there illegally. If you've somehow managed to squat there long enough with
by ValentineC 7y ago
> You can't just go find an unused plot of land to exist on. And if you did you'd be there illegally.
If you've somehow managed to squat there long enough without anyone asserting their ownership, you might gain title of the land thanks to adverse possession laws: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adverse_possession https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adverse_possession
- masonic 7y agoIn the US, that generally requires being in obvious, continuing residence AND paying the property taxes for the entire lot.
- dotancohen 7y agoA friend of mine did this, in the legal way, with his wife and children. The police brutally beat him and he later died of complications associated with the beating. I'll google the incident and post links, edit forthcoming.