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Nevada requires 5 years of continuous possession plus payment of all property taxes under NRS 11.150. Learn the elements, removal process, and criminal squatting statutes.
Mississippi requires 10 years of adverse possession under Miss. Code § 15-1-13 to claim land. Learn the elements, how to remove a squatter, and what property owners must do.
Hawaii requires 20 years of continuous adverse possession under HRS § 657-31. Learn the strict AP limits, the quiet title process under § 669-1, and how to remove squatters via summary possession.
Oklahoma adverse possession: 15-year base period reduced to 5 years for claims arising on or after Nov. 1, 2023 (HB 1588). A 7-year color-of-title plus tax track also applies.
Arizona adverse possession requires 10 years under A.R.S. § 12-526, or 3 years with color of title (§ 12-523), or 5 years with a recorded deed and tax payments. Removal is by court eviction only.
South Carolina requires 10 years of adverse possession to claim property under S.C. Code Ann. §§ 15-67-210 to 15-67-260. Learn the elements, removal process, and 2026 updates.
Alaska gives squatters 10 years to claim land via adverse possession under AS 09.10.030 and AS 09.45.052. Learn the five elements, the removal process, and what property owners must do.
Squatters rights and adverse possession: the five legal elements, statutory periods for all 50 states, 2024 anti-squatting laws, and how to remove a squatter.
Massachusetts requires 20 years of adverse possession under ch. 260 § 21. Learn the elements, the registered-land exception, and how to remove a squatter via summary process.
North Carolina requires 20 years of adverse possession without color of title (§ 1-40) or 7 years with color of title (§ 1-38). Learn how to remove a squatter using NC's expedited removal law or summary ejectment.
Maine requires 20 years of continuous adverse possession to claim land under Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 14, § 801. Learn the elements, removal process, and 2026 updates.
Washington adverse possession requires 10 years under RCW 4.16.020, or 7 years with color of title. Learn how to remove squatters legally using unlawful detainer under RCW 59.12.