What is the statutory time period required for adverse possession?
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What is the statutory time period required for adverse possession?
Asked on August 14, 2015 under Real Estate Law, North Carolina
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SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 9 years ago | Contributor
The statutory time period for adverse possession in your state is 20 years (this is a fairly common time period, by the way), unless you have "color of title." Color of title means some reasonable--albeit incorrect--reason, such as invalid but authentic-seeming documentation of title, to believe that you are legally entitled to title. If you color of title, the period is only seven years.
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