Squatters rights

canhefixit

Just out of interest I thought I would put this on here to see what feedback I would get from some you more in the know...

A family friend is living in a house now this 10 years, the house belonged to a relative of his (his grandmothers brother) who passed away 5 years ago, the house had been lying empty 5 years before he moved in as the owner was very old and very unwell and living in a nursing home.

He said he just put it to his family who he barely speaks to that he would move into the property as it was empty and doing nothing anyway and so he did.

The house and lands have only recently been allocated to the family members and he says the person who was left the house has no interest in it and he hasnt spoke to him in 30 odd years.

He's afraid now that he will be told to leave the house by one of the owners children and be left with no where to go, so does he have any right or case to maybe claim the house as squatters rights? I read on the net there is a 12 year period so if he is there the 12 years and can prove he has been there has he any case?

gctest50

Might help you a bit - really you need to talk to a solicitor though

http://www.simonmcaleese.com/asp/printf.asp?RecordId=328

http://www.mjoc.ie/home_nav_59_nid_16_y_2008_m_05.html

http://www.reddycharlton.ie/news-and-publications/single-view/article/the-doctrine-of-adverse-possession?cHash=874d47217a09abca1c4939b7973d5477

canhefixit

gctest50 wrote: »

Might help you a bit - really you need to talk to a solicitor though

http://www.simonmcaleese.com/asp/printf.asp?RecordId=328

http://www.mjoc.ie/home_nav_59_nid_16_y_2008_m_05.html

http://www.reddycharlton.ie/news-and-publications/single-view/article/the-doctrine-of-adverse-possession?cHash=874d47217a09abca1c4939b7973d5477

Hi thanks for your info...

The first thing I told him was he would be best to see a solicitor but he's afraid what that would cost.

EbanEmael

canhefixit wrote: »

He is not there long enough for adverse possession. 12 years is the starting point. The intention of the owner to abandon has also to be considered. It will cost him a lot to get a solicitor but he has saved 10 years of rent so he should pay up.

LowKeyReturn

Threshold or FLAC (GIYF).

Immediate issues are that he has/had permission to be there and 7 years to go, all the paper owner need do in the mean time is look through the window.

This is a very complicated area and one could imagine all sorts of scenarios that might give him some rights, the whole situation needs to be given to trained legal professional.

Cody Pomeray

Am I the only one who doesn't even see the point in engaging a solicitor on this?

I just don't see any grounds for adverse possession whatever. I can't even imagine how that would arise.

nuac

There is a phrase in the O P - "house recently allocated to a family member"

Could this be a local authority rented house?

If taking it further, type out the whole scéal in chronological order.

You do realise that this is not a private forum?