![]() ![]() The township appealed under the legal doctrine that someone cannot claim title against the government through adverse possession and acquiescence. ![]() The circuit court found that the property had met the requirements of adverse possession and acquiescence against the township. In June of 2014 the Michigan Court of Appeals issued a published decision in the case of Waisanen v Superior Twp, which created a “first to the courthouse” rule for asserting adverse possession or acquiescence claims against municipalities.Īs we detailed on our website, in Waisanen, a property owner filed a quiet title action against a township under theories of adverse possession and acquiescence when it was discovered in a newly commissioned survey that the property owner’s break wall and home addition, which had been in place for well over 25 years, encroached on a lake access roadway dedicated to public use. Beard Adverse Possession of Municipal Lands – Status of the Race to the Courthouse Local Government Law Bulletin JanuJoshua D. ![]()
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