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    May 13, 2012, 07:03 AM
    Squatters Rights in Ontario
    Does squatters right still exist in Ontario-Canada?
    When was it started and abolished?
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    May 13, 2012, 07:19 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by lepd View Post
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    When was it started ... ?
    Some time before the reign of Henry I. Adverse possession - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, or 1763 (if pre-revolutionary French law had no such concept), depending on how you figure it. :)

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    When was it ... abolished?
    I don't know that adverse possession has been abolished in Ontario.http://activerain.com/action/questio...estion_id=6953
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    May 13, 2012, 07:20 AM
    There really is no such thing as squatters rights, The law confused with that is adverse possession.

    Adverse Possession Law

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