To claim adverse possession of a property, a person must openly and continuously use the property without the owner's permission for a certain period of time, typically ranging from 5 to 20 years, depending on the state laws. This must be done in a way that is visible and obvious to the public. After the required time has passed, the person can then file a legal claim to gain ownership of the property.
First- you cannot claim adverse possession against someone who doesn't own the property. You don't have an adverse possession against your landlord who doesn't own the property but has an adverse possession claim against the owner of the land. According to the minimal facts you provided you don't have any standing to make such a claim. You are using the property with the landlord's permission. One of the elements required to make a claim of adverse possession is that you use the property openly and notoriously (without permission).
To claim adverse possession in Florida, a person must openly and continuously use someone else's property without permission for a certain period of time, typically 7 to 20 years, depending on the circumstances. This use must be exclusive, meaning the person is treating the property as if it were their own. After the required time has passed, the person can file a legal claim to gain ownership of the property through adverse possession.
One must purchase the property from the owner or meet the state requirements to perfect a claim of adverse possession.
One of the elements of an adverse possession claim is that the use of the land must be open AND notorious. You have been using your friend's property with his permission. Therefore your use has not been notorious. Perhaps your friend will quitclaim the parcel to you. See the link provided below for a quick guide to adverse possession laws.
Preface: I had to read this question several times. Pardon my obvious confusion. All references are as to the laws of the State of Washington. Adverse possession can only be met by proving each of the following elements (Muench v. Oxley, 90 Wn. 2d. 637, 584 P2d. 939 (1978)): the possession must be open and notorious, actual and uninterrupted, hostile, exclusive, and under a claim made in good faith. The necessary period of possession is 10 years; however, one who possesses under color of title and pays taxes for 7 consecutive years can bring an adverse possession action at the end of the 7 year period (RCW 7.28.070). If one element of the test is missing, the property cannot be claimed by adverse possession. Clearly, if two different people claimed title to a property by adverse possession,and both used the property during the 10 year period, neither one would have had exclusive and uninterrupted possession of the property, thereby failing the second prong of the adverse possession test introduced in Muench v. Oxley. One could also claim that the possession was not open and notorious, as well. In conclusion, neither party would succeed in their adverse possession claim because they would fail to meet each element of the adverse possession test.
There is no such thing as squatters "rights" in the United States. Until a person has satisfied all the state requirements to perfect a claim of adverse possession, and then takes the legal steps to perfect that claim, they are considered a trespasser.The period required to perfect a claim of adverse possession in Pennsylvania is excerpted below:Pennsylvania: In Pennsylvania the period of time for adverse possession must be at least twenty-one (21) years. Pennsylvania Code §42-5530
No. Adverse possession must be exclusive for the statutory period of time. Since a common element is used by multiple people, unless you can prove you were the only one who used the common area during the statutory period, you have no claim of adverse possession.
In Nebraska, the duration of such possession is ten (10) years. Nebraska Code §25-202. One who claims title by adverse possession must prove by a preponderance of the evidence that he or she has been in actual, continuous, exclusive, notorious, and adverse possession under a claim of ownership for the full 10-year period mandated by this section. A claim in the nature of a life estate is not a "claim of ownership" within the meaning of the adverse possession doctrine. Lewis v. Poduska, 240 Neb. 312, 481 N.W.2d 898 (1992).
In Nebraska, the duration of such possession is ten (10) years. Nebraska Code §25-202. One who claims title by adverse possession must prove by a preponderance of the evidence that he or she has been in actual, continuous, exclusive, notorious, and adverse possession under a claim of ownership for the full 10-year period mandated by this section. A claim in the nature of a life estate is not a "claim of ownership" within the meaning of the adverse possession doctrine. Lewis v. Poduska, 240 Neb. 312, 481 N.W.2d 898 (1992).
You are asking about "adverse possession". In Pennsylvania, merely "taking care of property next to your property for over 10 years" does not allow you to make any claim for that property.In Pennsylvania, adverse possession "MUST be open, notorious and hostile for a period not less than 21 years." This means when a person puts up a fence around that property, maintains it as though it were his/hers - cutting the grass, shoveling the snow, [paying the taxes - which may or may not apply] etc., that person is entitled to file for possession of that property through adverse possession for that property.The 21 years must be continuous: each and every day something must be done to that property. When there is even one day missed doing something to that property, the 21 years begins over again, from the very beginning - from Day 1.
One can legally acquire ownership and take possession of property by purchasing it through a sale agreement, inheriting it through a will or trust, receiving it as a gift, or obtaining it through a legal process such as foreclosure or adverse possession.
It sounds like a relatively clear case of "adverse possession" where uninterrupted and uncontested use of property over an extended period of time essentially constitutes a waiver of the landowner's right to deny the use. The period of uninterrupted use varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, but 33 years pretty much establishes a claim of adverse possession. In the case of a driveway, the key is that the use must be uninterrupted for the necessary period. If that driveway is blocked off by the landowner for one day a year, the use is considered to have been interrupted and a claim for adverse possession is usually negated. However, you should consult with an attorney. A claim of adverse possession must be perfected by a court order in many jurisdictions.