Property Ownership

Pennsylvania's adverse possession statute requires continuous, open, notorious, hostile, and exclusive possession for at least:

A7 years
B10 years
C21 years✓ Correct
D30 years

Explanation

Pennsylvania requires 21 years of continuous, open, notorious, hostile, and exclusive possession to establish a claim of adverse possession under 42 Pa. C.S. §5530. This is one of the longer statutory periods among U.S. states.

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