Squatter`s Rights

[BarryMcGuire]

New Blog Post:



We've all heard this expression, and we kind of understand it. Someone occupies or 'squats' on someone else's property and somehow, in some way, in some amount of time, the `squatter` obtains some kind of legal rights.







But, that's an ancient law, right? It probably doesn't apply anymore, one of those legal myths.







Wrong!







Squatter`s rights, otherwise known to lawyers as 'Adverse Possession' is alive and well in Alberta. BIG NOTE: Adverse Possession laws very widely across Canada from province to province.







The legal rules surrounding Adverse Possession are actually quite well-known and easily provable in many circumstances. Our Neil Fenna here at Ritchie Mill Law Office has just won an amazing victory in an Adverse Possession court battle.



Click here to read more.



Barry



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[bizaro86]

Very interesting, thank you for sharing that.



I was surprised to see the decision quote US cases in support of a common law argument, I would have expected that to be relatively uncommon in the Canadian legal system.



Michael

 

[RossNeufeld]

Different question about "squatters".



If a tenant was to perform an upgrade in the home, such as new faucets, light fixtures ect, with their own money, time, and resources, does that give them any kind "squatter" rights?