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Data Visuals & Charts
The color-coded visualization offers an at-a-glance understanding of how your state ranks in protecting your ownership rights against potential adverse possession claims.
Tennessee Laws
The Accelerated Path to a successful adverse possession claim in TN: 7 consecutive years with "color of title" (some document that appears to give title, even if invalid)
South Dakota Laws
The statutory period for an adverse possession claim can be reduced to 10 years when the squatter both maintains color of title AND pays property taxes on the disputed land
South Carolina Laws
South Carolina recognizes adverse possession as a legal doctrine allowing squatters to gain legal title to property after 10 years of continuous occupation if specific legal requirements are met.
Rhode Island Laws
Under Rhode Island General Laws § 34-7-1, someone who occupies another's property without permission for a continuous 10-year period can potentially gain legal ownership through adverse possession.
Pennsylvania Laws
Required occupation period for adverse possession claims: 21 years in Pennsylvania, unless it's one-half acre or less that's been improved by a single family home and occupied by the claimant for the entire period of 10 years
Oregon Laws
Required occupation period: 10 years in Oregon; Occupation must be without significant interruptions for the full decade
Oklahoma Laws
Required occupation period: 15 years in Oklahoma, without significant interruptions and 5 consecutive years of paid property taxes
Ohio Laws
Ohio's adverse possession doctrine allows unauthorized occupants to gain legal title to property after 21 years of continuous possession meeting specific legal criteria.
North Dakota Laws
Required occupation period: 20 years in North Dakota (standard requirement), or 10 years if the squatter has both color of title AND has paid property taxes during that period
North Carolina Laws
Adverse possession in North Carolina allows individuals to gain legal ownership of another's property through continuous occupation under specific conditions (including 20 years of continuous occupation)
New York Laws
New York state law allows someone to gain legal ownership of property through adverse possession after occupying it continuously for 10 years while meeting specific legal requirements.