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    Default Adverse Possession

    MY Brother-in-law has lived in the same house since he was a boy. His father was told by his father that he could stay in the house. Since then my brother-in-laws father died and he was told by his grandfather that he could live in the house on one acre and to not worry about it. Recently my brother-in-laws grandfather died and there is no record of any agreement to let my brother-in-law and his family stay in the house. They have been in the house since the early 90's but there was nothing in the will that stated that they could stay in the house with the grand fathers permission. Now the direct family members have control of the estate and they are threatening to throw out my brother-in-laws family because they want to sell the surrounding land and the acre that my brother-in-law lives on. Is ther a case for adverse possession? My brother-in-law has never paid anything to live in this house and they have made in excess of $25,000.00 in repairs in the time that they have lived there. they have copied of utility bills that showed they paid for utilities but they never paid any rent or taxes. They just quietly used the home as theirs.

    Georgetown Texas.

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    Default Re: Adverse Possession

    Q: Is ther a case for adverse possession?

    A: Not according to you: "...MY Brother-in-law has lived in the same house since he was a boy. His father was told by his father that he could stay in the house. Since then my brother-in-laws father died and he was told by his grandfather that he could live in the house on one acre and to not worry about it...."

    The possession was permissive and not adverse.

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