Re: Perspective easement or Adverse Possesion

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No, Adverse possesion has to be notorious,that is in Virginia,
you would have to go to the person knowingly and Say this is
your land and i am taking it from you with no response from
the land owner, and if he speaks with you in this time period
and knowingly say you know this is my land the time will start
all over.

On 2/20/07, Hope wrote:
> Did you purchase owner's title insurance when you closed on
> the property?
>
>
> On 5/05/06, Susan wrote:
>> I am hoping you can assist me with information.
>>
>> The property directly new door (only land) was put on the
>> market. A survey was conducted and determined that our
>> house and an out building was built over the property
>> line. We purchased the home 7 years ago. The house is 15
>> years old.
>>
>> We were informed by the property owner next door that our
>> house and out building was over the property line even
>> before the survey was conducted. He told us a long tale
>> as to a dispute he was having even before the house was
>> built with the previous owner. We immediately requested a
>> meeting with him, the land surveyor and ourselves. At the
>> time we all met the property owner next door admitted to
>> knowing the property markers were tampered with by himself
>> and the previous owner of our property some 15 years ago,
>> even before the house was built. Neither alerted any one
>> of this problem.
>> 6 years ago we built a 3500 sq. ft shop and it too sits
>> half on our property and the Coles property. We applied
>> for the permits, the county asked to see our property
>> markers; they walked off a set back and told us where to
>> put the building.
>>
>> Now we are faced with a costly problem. To resolve the
>> dispute we are being asked to purchase the land our
>> property sits on, or they will more than likley sue. And
>> they are asking todays market value. More money than we
>> can even pay out. This land is land we believed to have
>> owned.
>>
>> This is a quick version of what has happened. Do we have
>> a good case for Adverse possession or Prescriptive
>> Easement and if we do what in your opinion do we need to
>> prove it?
>>
>> Thank you in advance,
>> Charlotte
>>
>>