Seems that you are trying to bootstrap off of Adverse Possession, where Alan uses Bob's land for a certain period (often 20 years) and ends up owning it. But i

Seems that you are trying to bootstrap off of Adverse Possession, where Alan uses Bob's land for a certain period (often 20 years) and ends up owning it. But it does not work that way Adverse Possession requires that the use be "open and notorious" and uncontested. [1] The potential possessor must be using it in a way that is obvious (i.e., not sneaky), and not objected to by the owner. Sure, the uses of the native lands have been open and notorious, but they have been continuously and vigorously contested. This time, the owners finally won their contesting of the use of their land. [1] https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/what-open-notorious-use-property-means-adverse-possession-claim.html https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/what-open-notorious-...