Fill and Sign the Adverse Possessor Form

Affidavit by Adverse Possessor That Property Held Adversely and Claim of Title is Based on Grant of Ownership From Previous Owner STATE OF _____________________________________ COUNTY OF _________________________ PERSONALLY appeared before me, the undersigned authority in and for said county and state, ______________________________________________ (Possessor), who, having been being first duty sworn, deposes and says: 1. I reside at _________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________ (street address, city, county, state, zip code) , and have continuously resided there for more than _____ (number) years. 2. On or about ___________________________________ (date of first possession), I entered into possession of every part of the hereafter described premises under claim of title exclusive of any other right, and said claim is based upon a grant of ownership from _________________________________________________ (name of previous owner). Said premises located at ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (street address, city, county, state, zip code), are hereafter called the Premises and are more particularly described as follows: (Insert Legal Description or attach Description as an Exhibit and refer to it here) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. The conveyance evidencing such grant of ownership was recorded in Book _____ at Page ________ at _______________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (County official’s name and office where Deeds are recorded). 4. Ever since ____________________________________ (date of first possession), I have occupied the Premises openly, notoriously, continuously, uninterruptedly, exclusively, and adversely up until the present time, and as a result I am the true and lawful owner of the Premises. As evidence of my claim of ownership in the Premises, I have constructed and maintained _____________________________________________ __________________________ (e.g., a fence, retaining wall, driveway, house, garage, patio, deck, porch, loading dock, and/or tree line) upon, along, and across the ________ (e.g., north, south, east or west) side of the Premises, having dimensions of approximately ___________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (dimensions of each structure). 5. As further evidence of my claim of ownership, I have used the Premises for ________________________________________________________ (e.g., lawn, garden, cropland, cattle grazing, driveway, and/or parking area) each year for the past ________ (number) years, and have __________________________________________ _____________________________________ (e.g., mowed, raked, landscaped, planted, grazed, fertilized, and/or posted no trespassing signs on) the Premises. 6. As further evidence of my claim of ownership, since _______________________ ______________ (date of first possession), I have paid real estate taxes for the Premises. 7. The Premises in which I claims ownership are illustrated by a survey entitled ________________________________________________ (title of survey) , prepared by ____________________________________________________ (name of surveyor) dated ________________________________________ (date of survey), and a true and exact copy of said survey is attached hereto as Exhibit X. 8. No other person has claimed any right in or occupied any portion of the Premises. 9. This affidavit is given for the purpose of clearing the record title to the Premises, and the facts stated above are known by me to be true and of my own personal knowledge. ___________ ________________ POSSESSOR SWORN to and subscribed before me, this the day of ______________________________, 20____. ________________________________ Notary Public My Commission Expires: ___________________________