[jude24]

Adverse possession is pretty well known amongst non-lawyers in general. When I was studying for the bar, one of my friends was asking what I was studying, and when I explained adverse possession, he immediately understood, "Oh! Squatter's rights!"

[editor-surveyor]

Squatter’s rights do not create ownership of the fee; they are only a vehicle toward a prescriptive easement of surface rights. That’s not what adverse possession is about. Because of the tax being paid by the advewrse occupant, the fee is what is under attack.