Adverse possession..
Adverse
possession happens when the real owner
of a property loses his/her ownership.
It often happens that
a person or / a family is allowed to stay in someone else’s house or / on plots
land for many years in the form of, say, caretakers.
There may not be a
written agreement or / rent to be paid between the 2 parties. This continues
for many years with the “owner” not doing anything towards the property.
If, after the stipulated
number of years, the occupants claim ownership of the property, they may get
it. This is called adverse possession. Therefore, it is important to
have not only documentary evidence of ownership, but also proof of “possession”
to avoid such a situation.
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