第一,僅僅是占有N年,title不是他們的。他們要通過adverse possession,必須去法院裁定。也就是說,他們不去法院,他們就改不了地契上麵的描述,也就是改不了title。
第二,如果糾紛鬧到法院,需要法院裁定adverse possession,那麽要看法律條文。
Under section 325, subdivision (b), for an adverse possessor to gain title through adverse possession, the claimant must prove (1) possession under the claim of right or color of title; (2) actual, open, and notorious occupation of the premises which gives reasonable notice to the true owner; (3) possession which is adverse and hostile to the true owner; (4) continuous possession for at least five years; and (5) payment of all taxes assessed against the property during the five-year period. (CCP § 325(b).) At Underwood Law Firm, our attorneys are more than familiar with adverse possession and the elements required for gaining title through adverse possession.
(3)你說以前和他一起換過邊界欄杆,以後打起官司來,你可以說這個possession不是hostile,而是經過你允許的,證據就是你和他一起換過欄杆。就這麽一條他就不能adverse possession。
(5)你這個鄰居,起碼付稅還是按照現有的title付的,起碼在名義上沒有給這一小片地付稅。因為他的房契在縣裏麵的注冊,並沒有包括這一小片地,所以縣裏沒有給這一小片地向他收稅。所以根據這一條也不能adverse possession。
另外,根據(4)你這個房產萬一過戶給別人,這五年期限又要重新算。所以如果你不想解決問題,也可以賣給別人讓別人去和鄰居掐架。買賣還是算那一小片地是你的,因為鄰居沒有去法院正式占那一片地。