Utah Adverse Possession
From Lawpendium
Revision as of 23:51, 19 January 2015 by Admin (Talk | contribs) (Created page with " One who claims property by adverse possession must show that his use and possession of the property has been actual, open and notorious, and continuous for the statutory per...")
One who claims property by adverse possession must show that his use and possession of the property has been actual, open and notorious, and continuous for the statutory period. A claimant must also have paid all taxes levied on the property during the statutory period.
Allred ex rel. Jensen v. Allred, 2008 UT 22, 182 P.3d 337, 342
Adverse possession may not be established unless it is shown that the land has been occupied and claimed continuously for seven years, and that the party and the party's predecessors and grantors have paid all taxes which have been levied and assessed upon the land according to law.