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
Louisiana Laws
Louisiana Squatter's Rights Guide: 2025 Laws, Senate Bill 466, and Protecting Your Property 🏠
Louisiana requires squatters to occupy property continuously for 30 years before they can file an adverse possession claim (reduced to 10 years with "color of title")
Kentucky Laws
Kentucky Squatter's Rights Guide: 2025 Laws, HB 142, and Property Protection 🏠
Kentucky requires squatters to occupy property continuously for 15 years before filing an adverse possession claim
Arkansas Laws
Kansas Squatter's Rights Guide: 2025 Laws, HB 2378, and Property Protection
Kansas requires squatters to occupy property continuously for 15 years before they can file an adverse possession claim