Adverse use: nonrecognition of another's authority creates opposing interests and defines adverse occupation or property claims. The term adverse denotes opposition or resistance to a claim or interest; in property law, adverse use of land is use that is not subordinate to the ... Summary
Adverse use: nonrecognition of another's authority creates opposing interests and defines adverse occupation or property claims.
The term adverse denotes opposition or resistance to a claim or interest; in property law, adverse use of land is use that is not subordinate to the owner, is open and notorious, not wrongful as to the owner, and reflects nonrecognition of the owner's authority to permit or prevent the use at the time it is made.
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