Since housing has become so expensive and there are more and more homeless people across the United States, more landlords find themselves having to deal with the laws pertaining to adverse possession when attempting landlord eviction. Those who take advantage of adverse possession are often called “squatters.” Unfortunately, it can be challenging to remove squatters from a property who may even try to meet the legal requirements to claim the property as their own.
Adverse possession laws vary considerably from state to state on both ends of the spectrum. For example, while California and Montana have the shortest occupancy periods regarding adverse possession, Arkansas, Florida, Utah, and Tennessee require seven years of occupancy, and New Jersey and Louisiana require 30 years of occupancy. If you are a landlord facing an adverse possession situation, you could benefit from speaking to an experienced Naperville, IL landlord eviction attorney.