Couple loses land to squatter's rights law - Page 2

ontwo · 10-06-2009, 05:11 PM

Yeah, that's the law in shitville. Sucks. As stated before, check your land every now and then. My grandfather died in 02. He has 80 acres in a neighboring county. My dad and uncle went to check it out the other day, and a hunting club had been set up on it.

Fuckin people have no respect

Trip · 10-06-2009, 05:14 PM

Thats why you will see a lot of no trespassing signs on large parcels. If you got a large parcel of land that's hard to patrol, put them up on the boundary. This will help you in court to prove that it was hostile use of the land and not visible.

Put them high up in trees that you need a ladder to get to, so it's not so easy for someone to take down either.

ontwo · 10-06-2009, 05:25 PM

Good point

Papa_Complex · 10-07-2009, 09:09 AM

Rather hard way to learn who your real friends AREN'T, I would say.

Dave · 10-07-2009, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by CasterTroy

Just sent the in-laws this...they've got hundreds of acres in the rural part of the western NC mountains that they're INTENDING to leave to us....that is, if no one is ON it

pot farm, bring guns

z06boy · 10-07-2009, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by CasterTroy

Just sent the in-laws this...they've got hundreds of acres in the rural part of the western NC mountains that they're INTENDING to leave to us....that is, if no one is ON it

NC mountains ? Humm....exactly where is this land ?

Seriously though...that is one screwed up law. I agree that if the land can be considered property of the squatters then they should have to at least reimburse all of the taxes paid by the owner that got screwed out of the land.

Papa_Complex · 10-07-2009, 10:11 AM

I wonder how many places still have homesteaders' laws in place?

goof2 · 10-07-2009, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

I wonder how many places still have homesteaders' laws in place?

This is adverse possession and is different from homesteaders laws. I'm pretty sure most states still have laws allowing adverse possession.

Adeptus_Minor · 10-07-2009, 11:04 AM

Kinda puts the cranky old southern gentleman waving his shotgun and saying "Get off my property!" in perspective, doesn't it?

z06boy · 10-07-2009, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Adeptus_Minor

Kinda puts the cranky old southern gentleman waving his shotgun and saying "Get off my property!" in perspective, doesn't it?

Damn right !! Oh wait...you said shotgun.

10-07-2009, 09:09 AM	#14
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10-07-2009, 10:11 AM	#17
Papa_Complex Nomadic Tribesman Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brampton, Canada Moto: '09 ER-6n Posts: 11,150	I wonder how many places still have homesteaders' laws in place? __________________ "Everything's better with pirates." - Lodge, "Dorkness Rising" http://www.morallyambiguous.net/

10-07-2009, 11:04 AM	#19
Adeptus_Minor Hopster Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Austin, TX Moto: 2009 Buell 1125R Posts: 4,743	Kinda puts the cranky old southern gentleman waving his shotgun and saying "Get off my property!" in perspective, doesn't it? __________________ “Well, obviously before; after was all gendarmes and dick stitches.”

10-06-2009, 05:11 PM	#11
ontwo Designated Drinker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: shitville Moto: 2009 ZX6R Posts: 1,661	Yeah, that's the law in shitville. Sucks. As stated before, check your land every now and then. My grandfather died in 02. He has 80 acres in a neighboring county. My dad and uncle went to check it out the other day, and a hunting club had been set up on it. Fuckin people have no respect

10-06-2009, 05:25 PM	#13
ontwo Designated Drinker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: shitville Moto: 2009 ZX6R Posts: 1,661	Good point