Is there such a law as squatters rights in Florida or adverse possession? How long does an individual have to occupy the property before claiming squatters rights/adverse possession? Do you file a quit claim deed or how do you go about making legal claim to the property?

My niece refinanced a house in Florida four years ago, she received poor advice and signed an absurdly expensive mortgage on which the payments have gradually increased way beyond her means. She has stopped payments and the bank that currently holds the mortgage started eviction proceedings, but in...

Pasco county Florida. Ann owned 2 acres (X & Y). Some 10+ years ago she took 1 acre (X) and put her daughter Mary as co-owner. Mary & then husband Bill put a house on it. Ann put a house on the other acre (Y) and put a line from the well located on (X). She also used the drive-way located on (X). ...

I was forced by my city to clean up my property as well as two other properties that abutt my property in order to stop a code enforcement lien against my property, I Just Bought from previous owner. (His Mess) Abutt Property owners refuse to pay me for property clean up on there abutt...

Is there such a law as squatters rights in Florida? How long does an individual have to occupy the property before claiming squatters rights? Do you file a quit claim deed or how do you go about making legal claim to the property?