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Attorney Michael Campbell Explains The Common Methods You Could Lose Parts Of Your Property Through Adverse Use

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The most common way to lose land to adverse use is a boundary-line dispute, explains Pierce County, Washington attorney Michael Campbell. A neighbor's fence set a few feet into your property, left unchallenged long enough, becomes an 'open and notorious' claim the courts uphold. A later buyer inherits the property rights that actually exist—not what the survey shows.

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Answered by Michael Campbell · Pierce County, WA

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— the most common way to lose land: a boundary-line dispute

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— why failing to object in time can cost you the property

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What's the most common way to lose land?

A boundary-line dispute—a neighbor's fence set a few feet into your property, left unchallenged long enough, becomes an 'open and notorious' claim the courts uphold.

What if you don't object in time?

A later buyer inherits the property rights that actually exist, not what the survey shows, so failing to object in time can cost you the property.

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