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No. What you are talking about is a claim of adverse possession. Such a claim requires that you reside on the land without the owner's permission. Since you are paying rent, even though there is no written contract, the law says that you are asking the owner's permission to use the land.

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Q: If you are renting and there is no written contract do you have rights to the land after you have been there 5 years or more?
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