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Arizona Supreme Court Addresses “Squatter’s Rights” and
Adverse Possession Regarding City Lots
The Arizona Supreme Court recently ruled in the matter of Est. of Dominguez v. Dominguez that Arizona law allows squatters to adversely possess “lots” using a forged deed.[1] Indeed, per the Supreme Court’s recent ruling, if a lot is situated within a city or town, the adverse possessor can gain title by adverse possession if they claim ownership, using a recorded deed, and they pay the lot’s property taxes for five (5) consecutive years.
An action to recover a lot located in a city or town from a person having a recorded deed therefor, who claims ownership and has paid the taxes thereon, shall be brought within five years after the cause of action accrues, and not afterward, provided that the person against whom the action is brought, by himself or his grantors, has claimed ownership thereof and has paid the taxes thereon for at least five consecutive years next preceding the commencement
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