Freehold, NY asked in Real Estate Law for New York

Q: Can I claim adverse possession from an estate that I am an heir to?

I have been operating a business in my deceased mothers house for 15 years. I have paid the mortgage, taxes and all expenses. Can I claim adverse possession of this property? ( I have 3 siblings and am not planning on cheating them out of their inheritance. My brothers significant other is being incredibly confrontational about this property, so my sisters and I are trying to figure out how to legally get her out of the picture so we can settle our parents estate)

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Michael David Siegel
Michael David Siegel
Answered
  • New York, NY
  • Licensed in New York

A: No. Your only remedy is to compel a distribution of the property, and if you want the whole thing, to buy others out.

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