Man Closes Off Popular Indianapolis Shortcut - Indiana News Story - WRTV Indianapolis
i dont understand how some of the people saying hes wrong for doing this make it as far as they do in life.
One of the conditions of "adverse possession" in Indiana is that you have to pay the property taxes. Could be Duke was attempting a "taking". I myself used that alleyway to get to the business park back when I worked there. It was convenient, but it's his land.
I'm guessing he was FORCED to "sell" that acreage for the million plus. So if he's angry about imminent domain, then I understand where he's coming from.
Maybe I'm looking at the picture wrong, but it certainly doesn't look like his back yard; I don't even see any houses.
It's without a doubt his choice to do this, but he definitely seems like a miserable old man that wants some company.
But simply paying the property taxes wouldn't be enough, would it? Because I'm going to start paying the taxes on my neighbors' properties and get some breathing room if that's the case.
And I have a hard time believing Duke thought they could just take ownership simply by paying the property taxes. That one sounds fishy.
But simply paying the property taxes wouldn't be enough, would it? Because I'm going to start paying the taxes on my neighbors' properties and get some breathing room if that's the case.
No, there are other requirements as well. IANAL, but another condition is that the use by the adverse possessor must be "notorious" (i.e., not hidden), and must be uninterrupted for either 10 or 15 years, and the rightful owner cannot have taken any steps to stop it. It's also a simle matter to block, by simply giving "permission" but NOT ownership to the person using the property. I'm sure there are other things...
.If he wants to build a 30 foot barbed wire fence around it, Ill support him.
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Me too - to help, I'd even toss a little coin his way, despite his 1.6M "windfall."
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