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Florida requires 7 years of adverse possession plus annual tax payments under Fla. Stat. § 95.18. Learn the 2024 § 82.036 sheriff-removal process and standard eviction route.
New Jersey requires 30 years of adverse possession for most land and 60 years for woodlands under N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:14-30. Learn the rules, removal process, and FAQ.
Tennessee requires 7 years of adverse possession with color of title or 20 years without. Learn how Public Chapter 1009 (2024) lets property owners use a sheriff process to remove squatters quickly.
Washington D.C. squatters rights require 15 years of continuous adverse possession under D.C. Code § 12-301(a)(1). Learn how to remove a squatter and quiet title in the District of Columbia.
California requires 5 years of continuous occupation plus full property tax payment to claim adverse possession. Learn how to remove squatters using unlawful detainer.
Kentucky's adverse possession law gives squatters two tracks to ownership: 15 years of open, hostile possession under KRS 413.010, or 7 years with connected record title under KRS 413.060.
Missouri requires 10 years of continuous, hostile, open, exclusive, and actual possession to claim adverse possession under Mo. Rev. Stat. § 516.010. Learn the elements, removal process, and FAQ.
Illinois adverse possession requires 20 years of open, hostile, continuous possession under 735 ILCS 5/13-101. A 7-year track applies with color of title and tax payment. Removal requires a court eviction under 735 ILCS 5/9.
Nebraska requires 10 years of adverse possession to claim property rights. Learn the legal elements, how to remove a squatter under Nebraska law, and your rights as a property owner.
Delaware requires 20 years of continuous adverse possession under Del. Code tit. 10 § 7901. Learn the five elements, how to remove a squatter via JP Court summary possession, and what property owners must know.
Utah requires 7 years of continuous possession plus payment of all property taxes to claim adverse possession. Learn how Utah property owners can remove squatters using unlawful detainer and the wrongful-occupant process.
Montana requires 5 years of continuous possession plus payment of all property taxes to claim adverse possession under Mont. Code Ann. § 70-19-411. Learn how the law works and how owners can remove squatters.