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Landlord Doc: Weekly Property Management Industry Update

Welcome to this week's property management industry update. Here's everything significant that happened in the world of property management over the past seven days.

New Hampshire Laws

New Hampshire Squatters Rights Guide: Understanding Adverse Possession Laws

To make an adverse possession claim in New Hampshire, the person making the claim must prove their occupation has been uninterrupted for the full 20-year period

Nevada Laws

Nevada Squatters Rights Guide: Understanding Adverse Possession Laws

Continuous possession requirement: Occupation without significant interruptions for the full 5-year period (1,825 consecutive days)

Nebraska Laws

Nebraska Squatters Rights Guide: Understanding Adverse Possession Laws

Nebraska law allows squatters to gain legal title to property through adverse possession if they meet specific requirements over a 10-year period.

Montana Laws

Montana Squatters Rights Guide: Understanding Adverse Possession Laws

What makes Montana unique is that while the state has a relatively short 5-year statutory period, the additional requirement to pay property taxes on the claimed land creates a significant practical barrier.

Missouri Laws

Missouri Squatters Rights Guide: Understanding Adverse Possession Laws

Adverse possession in Missouri is governed by Missouri Revised Statutes § 516.010, requiring 10 years of continuous possession

Mississippi Laws

Mississippi Squatters Rights Guide: Understanding Adverse Possession Laws (2025)

In Mississippi, someone occupying your property for 10 years could potentially gain ownership through "adverse possession" - commonly known as squatters rights.

Minnesota Laws

Minnesota Squatters Rights Guide: Understanding Adverse Possession Laws

Did you know Minnesota requires one of the longest adverse possession periods in the nation? At 15 years, it's a property owner's best friend when it comes to protection against squatters.

Michigan Laws

Michigan Squatters Rights Guide: Adverse Possession Rights & Processes

Penalties for illegal self-help evictions in Michigan can include liability for the squatter's actual damages plus $200 in statutory damages.

Massachusetts Laws

Massachusetts Squatters Rights Guide: Understanding Adverse Possession Laws

In Massachusetts, a squatter is defined as someone who occupies an abandoned, vacant, or neglected property without the owner's permission or legal authority.

Maryland Laws

Maryland Squatter's Rights Guide: 2025 Laws, HB 202, and Property Protection

Maryland law states that an individual may attempt to gain title and ownership of a property through adverse possession after residing there continuously for twenty years.

Maine Laws

Maine Squatter's Rights Guide: 2025 Laws and Property Protection Strategies

Possession in Maine must be actual, open, notorious, exclusive, hostile, and continuous for the entire 20-year period