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Adverse possession generally doesn’t apply to land owned by a sovereign. You cannot claim adverse possession against the United States, or against the state of
by landryraccoon 6y ago
Adverse possession generally doesn’t apply to land owned by a sovereign. You cannot claim adverse possession against the United States, or against the state of Oklahoma, not even after squatting for many years. The Creek nations could be considered sovereign in this case, since they were party to a treaty with the United States.
- vmh1928 6y agoHere's a case where it took 15 years of court action to get someone off of a parcel of land in Tempe, AZ that was part AZ State land and part City of Tempe. The man claimed his family had been occupying the land since at least 1877 and claimed ownership via adverse possession. If you hit a paywall just search on "tempe squatter". https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/tempe/2020/03/10/tempe-squatter-case-after-years-court-case-battle-steve-sussex-prepares-leave/5000964002/ https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/tempe/2020/03/10/...
- landryraccoon 6y agoThe article says that the court found in favor of the state and the man had to vacate the land. That sounds like adverse possession wasn't enough to fight off the state when they wanted the land back.