Property Ownership, Transfer of Title and Land Use 10.0.1

Question 1

Examples of Involuntary Alienation: 2

Answer 1

Any type of foreclosure

Example: Delinquent real estate taxes or special assessments, mortgage, or deed of trust laws

Question 2

Examples of Involuntary Alienation: 3

Answer 2

Transfer by natural forces “Acts of God”

Example: Earthquakes, hurricanes, sinkholes, mudslides, tsunamis

Question 3

Examples of Involuntary Alienation: 4

Answer 3

Transfer by adverse possession which is the hostile possession by a trespasser and must be open, notorious, and continuous for a statutory number of years.

Tacking permits the combining of successive periods of adverse possession by different persons to meet the statutory timeline.

Each jurisdiction has its own minimum requirements before an adverse possession claim can be filed.