In the first paragraph, the writer says that they maintained the fences. Later on, it says that the other party got a restraining order once the fence was being built. To me this implies that the property was not fully fenced to begin with. And therein lies the problem.
Adverse possession requires that the other party be using the land for a long time (we're talking years) and that they show visible possession of the land. I suspect that the judge and his wife were openly squatting on this land for a long time, and the owners just never did anything about it. I'd also be willing to bet that a further investigation shows that the land butts up against the judge's back yard and that they've been using it as an extension to their own property.
If that's the way the judge is going to play it, then I'd sue him in civil court for back property taxes and HOA dues based on the 34 percent of my property that they've been using for all these years and not paying on.
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Adverse possession requires that the other party be using the land for a long time (we're talking years) and that they show visible possession of the land. I suspect that the judge and his wife were openly squatting on this land for a long time, and the owners just never did anything about it. I'd also be willing to bet that a further investigation shows that the land butts up against the judge's back yard and that they've been using it as an extension to their own property.
If that's the way the judge is going to play it, then I'd sue him in civil court for back property taxes and HOA dues based on the 34 percent of my property that they've been using for all these years and not paying on.
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