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'Squatter' Who Claimed McMansion Gets the Boot

Texan's 'adverse possession' argument rejected

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 7, 2012 8:26 AM CST | Updated Feb 11, 2012 10:55 AM CST

(Newser) – The Texas man who claimed the law of "adverse possession" allowed him to get an abandoned $340,000 home by paying $16 to file a claim is now looking for somewhere else to live. A judge decided that the current lien holder, Bank of...   Read full story »

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