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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>If the adverse use fully matured before the parcels were in common ownership, then the common ownership could do nothing to affect the adverse use. Conversely, if the adverse use was not fully mature when the parcels went into common ownership, the common owner could not adversely possess against himself, so no adverse possession occurred during common ownership.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Chris Constantine<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Of Counsel Inc., P.S.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>P. O. Box 7125<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Tacoma, WA 98417-0125<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>(253) 752-7850<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com> <b>On Behalf Of </b>joyce@schwensenlaw.com<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 12, 2018 12:54 PM<br><b>To:</b> wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com<br><b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] adverse possession tacking<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I think the answer to this is pretty obvious but I want to check my gut. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>There is an adverse encroachment of improvements from one parcel onto the neighboring parcel. Both parcels eventually come into common ownership. Later common owner sells the two parcels separately. New owners with adverse possession claim have not yet owned their property for 10 years. Did the common ownership end the adverse possession so that the new owners cannot tack the time of their adverse possession to any time prior to their ownership?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you very much.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Joyce Schwensen<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:navy'>Law Office of Joyce S. Schwensen<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:navy'>Joyce S. Schwensen, PS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:navy'>12055 15<sup>th</sup> Ave NE</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'><br></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:navy'>Seattle, WA 98125</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'> <br></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:navy'>Tel: (206) 367-1065<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:navy'>Fax: </span><span style='font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:navy'>(425) 324-3335</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'> <br></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:navy'><a href="mailto:Joyce@SchwensenLaw.com"><span style='color:navy'>Joyce@SchwensenLaw.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:navy'><a href="http://www.schwensenlaw.com/"><span style='color:navy'>www.SchwensenLaw.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:navy'>PLEASE NOTE <u>NEW ADDRESS</u>: <u>12055 15<sup>TH</sup> AVE. 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