[Bubba_Leroy]

I don’t know about Ohio, but here in Texas it is commonly referred to as “burglary of a habitation” and punishable by 10 years in prison if you don’t get shot.

[DeFault User]

Well, adverse possession does exist in Texas and my grandfather's family was a victim of it. The old family 160 acre farm was vacant for some years and squatters moved in and claimed it under the adverse possession rules. Fortunately, we were able to fight it somewhat successfully and retain the mineral rights to the property, which are now leased to an oil company.

Here are particulars:Adverse possession rules are specific for a reason. As the Texas Supreme Court has stated, the adverse possession "doctrine itself is a harsh one, taking real estate from a record owner without express consent or compensation." Tran v. Macha, 213 W.W.3d 913, 914 (Tex. 2006). The statute sets forth rules and conditions under which the doctrine applies, and these must be conclusively met. Close enough is not good enough. In the event adverse possession is litigated, all issues become questions of fact to be decided by the court.

[snowrip]

That’s because TX is one of the few remaining bastions of sanity in America.

In ME, that guy would just disappear in the middle of the night.