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Can an Unknown Co-Tenant Lose Its Property Rights?

Can an Unknown Co-Tenant Lose Its Property Rights?

Co-tenants own real property together, with each co-tenant having an “equal right to possess and enjoy” the property as if they owned it alone. However, in certain situations, a co-tenant can use the doctrine of adverse possession to become the sole owner of the real property, eliminating the interest of the co-tenant. Adverse possession is … Read more