01-27-2010, 06:28 AM
quote:The requirements for adverse possession are: 1. Hostile, 2. Open & Notorious, 3. Exclusive, 4. Continuous, 5. Claim of Right. You are correct about the time requirement. In addition, properties recorded in Land Court are protected from Adverse Possession. The guy has no right. He should be arrested for trespassing.
Originally posted by KathyH
PS. I have read some Hawai'i cases on adverse possession in the past, and the statute is 20 years, plus "under color of right" to title is one of the required elements. So no way has this guy acquired any kind of permanent legal rights over the land by squatting.
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