Let's be real. You never think something as simple as putting up a backyard fence or assembling a storage shed will land you ...

Retail, commercial, and industrial property owners need to be diligent about policing their property boundary lines to avoid losing valuable property rights to an encroaching neighbor. The doctrine of ...

The best and safest way to remove a fence that is on your property is to treat the removal as a two-step process, Payne says.

Adverse possession can be a complex and contentious legal issue in real estate, as it involves determining the rights of the current possessor versus the original property owner. Understanding the ...

Picture this: You find out that a portion of your yard that you’ve been using for years is actually owned by your neighbor. You thought you knew where the property line was, but your neighbor had a ...

In certain instances, an individual can gain possession of your property if they meet specific requirements. The legal term for this is "adverse possession." As squatting incidents run rampant through ...

Fences are often built right on top of property boundary lines, but this assumption can be dangerously misleading. Consider what happened to a property owner in Sacramento County who bought his dream ...

A little legal knowledge can sometimes become a very frightening thing. Many laypersons have heard accounts, for instance, of “squatters” acquiring legal title to real property, through a doctrine ...

Think your property lines are untouchable in Georgia? Think again. A little-known legal concept called adverse possession could put your land at risk, even if you hold the deed. Under specific ...

Adverse possession is a legal doctrine under which a person (the "adverse possessor") trespassing on real property owned by someone else may acquire valid title to it so long as certain common law—and ...