Property line mistake leaves hard feelings Oct 13, 2007
If they had squatted on this land for a certain number of years (10 or 15, check the statute) then they could have gone for a quiet title action because they have been encroaching on the property in an "open, hostile, and continuous". Do a google search on the Iowa statutes for the laws on encroachment. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Contractor: Work will be done at Duryea site Sep 5, 2007
He is waiting for his new attorney to file a quiet title action in court to ensure there are no other claims on the property. He's hoping that will happen in the next few weeks. (Scranton Times, PA)
Center City Days moves to late June, organizers plan new and improved events Apr 13, 2007
Discussion on the Quiet Title Action for a small piece of property abutting the Porter House property. A review of Anxon's detailed, purchase, sale and lease agreement for the city property on Grand Avenue. (Lindstrom Chisago County Press, MN)
Check details to pay off mortgage Mar 5, 2007
To qualify, he must prove open, notorious, continuous and hostile use for the required number of years and bring a quiet title action in court. The hostile test usually defeats most prescriptive easement claims. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Genealogist: ‘Good guys have won' Aug 1, 2006
In 2003, Sjuts filed a quiet title action against the Granville Cemetery Association, claiming the cemetery had been abandoned and taking ownership of the property. Sjuts filed his legal action after the cemetery association began building a fence around the cemetery, which would have prevented him from running his pivot irrigation across the cemetery. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
