Alberta's UCP government wants to get rid of the province's so-called 'squatter's rights.' CTVchrisepp
Currently, the laws allow a person who has occupied another person’s land for 10 years to claim ownership of that land. Claims can only be made against private landowners; public land, municipal land and irrigation districts are exempted.
"I hope this time will be different, because Albertans have been saying that they want this change for over a decade." "Possession" can mean anything from building a fence that cuts through someone else's property to actually living on someone's land.
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