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Georgia requires 20 years of adverse possession without color of title and 7 years with it. The 2024 Squatter Reform Act (HB 1017) lets property owners remove squatters within 3 days via a magistrate-court affidavit.
Connecticut requires 15 years of adverse possession under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-575. Learn the five elements, how to remove a squatter through summary process, and what the law says in 2026.
Louisiana uses acquisitive prescription instead of adverse possession. Learn the 30-year and 10-year rules, civil-law elements, and how to remove a squatter under SB 466 (2024).
New York requires 10 years of continuous, open, and exclusive possession to claim adverse possession under RPAPL § 501. Learn how to remove a squatter in New York and the squatter vs. tenant distinction.
Pennsylvania adverse possession requires 21 years under § 5530, or 10 years for residential parcels of 0.5 acres or less under § 5527.1. Learn the elements, removal process, and 2026 rules.
North Dakota requires 20 years for adverse possession, or 10 years with color of title and tax payments. Learn how squatter removal works under N.D. Cent. Code ch. 47-32.
New Mexico requires 10 years of possession, color of title, AND property tax payment to claim adverse possession under NMSA § 37-1-22. Learn the removal process and your rights as a property owner.
Wyoming requires 10 years of adverse possession under Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-3-103. Learn the elements, the FED removal process, and what property owners can do.
New Hampshire requires 20 years of adverse possession to claim property (RSA 508:2). Learn the elements, how to remove a squatter, and the NH circuit court eviction process.
South Dakota requires 20 years for adverse possession under SDCL § 15-3-1, or 10 years with color of title and payment of property taxes. Learn the FED process to remove a squatter.
Idaho requires 20 years of continuous possession plus payment of all property taxes to claim adverse possession under Idaho Code § 5-210. Learn how to remove squatters under Idaho law.
Australia has no single recording law. The federal TIA Act governs phone interception nationwide, while eight states and territories split into three different groups on whether a participant can record their own conversation. Full comparison, penalties, and the 2025 privacy tort.