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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222A35">Mark B. Anderson<br>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Bryce Dille<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 06/20/2023 2:35 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv <wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBARP] Defeating Prospective Adverse Possession Claim<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Can you go to the neighbor and say I see your fence is on my property and you now have my permission to use it until I revoke permission. Will that stop the time of adverse use to now 9 years?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Bryce H. Dille<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Roger Hawkes<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 20, 2023 2:25 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv <<a href="mailto:wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBARP] Defeating Prospective Adverse Possession Claim<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Or sell it to the ‘eyes open’ buyer and let buyer deal with the issue.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Britt, Christopher<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 20, 2023 2:08 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv <<a href="mailto:wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBARP] Defeating Prospective Adverse Possession Claim<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">To be clear, it takes 10 years to adversely possess the property unless taxes have been paid by the possessor (then the time frame drops to 7). I would revoke permission asap, based upon the information provided.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Tue, Jun 20, 2023 at 2:00 PM Mark Anderson <<a href="mailto:marka@mbaesq.com">marka@mbaesq.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:#002060">Client owns real property adjacent to real property owned by "Neighbor." Client and Neighbor do not get along. Client reports that Neighbor has a fence
that has encroached on Client's property for 9 years. Client would like to avoid any future claim of adverse possession. Client has agreed to sell the property to a third party. The third party is aware of the encroachment and is willing to purchase the
property subject to that encroachment.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:#002060">Will adverse possession be defeated if, at this point, Client grants permission for Neighbor to use the property as it is currently used? I am contemplating
either a recorded easement or a license for this purpose. And would Neighbor have to somehow "accept" this permission?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:#002060">Thanks in advance.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b>Mark B. Anderson<br>
</b>ANDERSON LAW FIRM PLLC<br>
821 Dock St Ste 209 PMB 4-12<br>
Tacoma, Washington 98402<br>
+1 253-327-1750<br>
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