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The Legal Treatment of Adverse Possession of Government Land

Quick fact

In most common law jurisdictions, adverse possession cannot be used to claim government-owned land because the statute of limitations does not run against the sovereign unless the government expressly waives its immunity.

Why this is interesting

Imagine squatting on a plot of land for years and eventually becoming its legal owner—but what if that land belongs to the government? Would the same rule apply?