Re: What is a SQUATTER? What rights does a SQUATTER have?

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On 5/19/08, hb wrote:
> You may be on your way to adverse possession, but please let
> me know what you find on "squatters" and "squatting".
> I would like to know the difference.
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> Thanks
> hb

A squatter is : (a) one that settles on property without
right or title or payment of rent (b) one that settles on
public land under government regulation with the purpose of
acquiring title. (Webster)

A squatter is a person and squatting is an act.

Adverse Possession is a legal process whereby a squatter may
obtain legal title to the land he/she is squatting on.

Squatting is by its definition adverse or hostile possession
of the land of another. This is a basic requirement to obtain
title by adverse possession.

There also appears to be a historical usage tied to homestead
land. That usage is no longer common.