Taking Over Somebody Else's Property then Claiming Adverse Possession
My question involves real estate located in the State of: Oklahoma
Can anyone please explain the Adverse Possession law?
Here's one scenario in my mind:
Say, if I own a property. If a homeless guy breaks in, fixes the break-ins and changes the locks (make improvements?) and lives in there. Since in Oklahoma, I believe it's 15 years.
So, for the sake of argument, say, I moved out of state and I did not do anything on the property for 15 years and the homeless guy lives in that property for the whole time; does the law allow the homeless guy claim ownership of my property under adverse possession?
2nd scenario:
If I have been maintaining half of the easement area (mowing, cleaning up trash people threw there) for the past 15 years; can I fence up the easement area and claim adverse possession?
Thanks