samfarrell
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Adverse possession is obviously a much debated topic in law and I am sure it comes up a lot.
My question has to do with the legal definition that a squatters claim must be to land they had 'no legal title to originally'. Does that mean that anyone, for example, who was ever mentioned in a will relating to a property could never claim squatters rights even if sufficient time had passed and the true owner was deceased?
Say Mary creates a will and leaves her property to John to hold in trust for Jack and Jill. Mary dies and now John holds the property. John then dies but the property is still in Marys name at the land registry. If Jill subsequently lived in the property for 13 years, could she claim squatters rights, or could Jack still be entitled to his share ?
My question has to do with the legal definition that a squatters claim must be to land they had 'no legal title to originally'. Does that mean that anyone, for example, who was ever mentioned in a will relating to a property could never claim squatters rights even if sufficient time had passed and the true owner was deceased?
Say Mary creates a will and leaves her property to John to hold in trust for Jack and Jill. Mary dies and now John holds the property. John then dies but the property is still in Marys name at the land registry. If Jill subsequently lived in the property for 13 years, could she claim squatters rights, or could Jack still be entitled to his share ?