Real Property Ownership

Explain the basic types of real property ownership, possession, use, and restrictions.
Instructions
Adverse possession, also known as “squatters’ rights,” is a very interesting area of property law discussed in chapter one of the text. It is an amazing concept
that a person who has no rights in a parcel of real estate can obtain full title to that land simply by taking possession for a certain amount of time. Some
people refer to it as “stealing property without going to jail!”
Each state’s law regarding adverse possession outlines the requirements of proving adverse possession, in other words the elements needed to establish
adverse possession and the length of time a person must adversely possess another’s property before title transfers.
Instructions
(1) Locate and submit a summary or quotation of the critical provisions from the statute, along with a citation for your state’s adverse possession statute via
use of Westlaw in the Library or via your state’s online legislative website located at 2012 National Conference of State Legislature.
Source: www.Ncsl.org. (2018). State Legislative Websites Directory. [online] Available at: http://www.ncsl.org/aboutus/ncslservice/state-legislative-websitesdirectory.aspx [Accessed 31 May 2018].(2) Research and provide a citation to an applicable adverse possession case that pertains to your state’s adverse
possession statute via use of Westlaw in the Library. Identify the statute by citation and provide a summary or explanation of the provision.
(3) Draft a case brief on this applicable case. The case brief should identify via use of headings and analyze the following areas of the applicable adverse
possession case:
Facts
Procedural History
Issue
Rule of Law
Application/Analysis
Conclusion
Additional sections such as Court’s Dissenting Opinion, etc. can be included as well.
(4) Submit all items into one (1) MS Word document via the Unit 1 Dropbox.
Tips and Suggestions
(1) If you use the annotated version of your state’s statutes, you should be able to quickly and easily access case law interpreting the adverse possession
statute.
(2) If you need research help, there are online Westlaw Campus Research tutorials available at the Westlaw eLearning Center. In any event, ask for help from
your instructor!
Thomson Reuters. (n.d.). Westlaw training & support: Legal solutions. Retrieved from https://legalsolutions.thomsonreuters.com/law-products/westlawlegal-research/training-support
(3) There are also samples of case briefs available at the following resource:
http://www.lawnerds.com/guide/briefing.html LawNerds.com
Source: Templin, B. (2003). Part 3: Get Smart About the Case Method. Retrieved May 31, 2018, from http://www.lawnerds.com/guide/briefing.html
(4) This assignment does require research and proper in text citation to authority. Failure to do so may result in no points for this assignment.