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Is there a such thing as squatter rights on property in Philadelphia?

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There is no such thing as squatters "rights" in the United States. Until a person has satisfied all the state requirements to perfect a claim of adverse possession, and then takes the legal steps to perfect that claim, they are considered a trespasser.

The period required to perfect a claim of adverse possession in Pennsylvania is excerpted below:

Pennsylvania: In Pennsylvania the period of time for adverse possession must be at least twenty-one (21) years. Pennsylvania Code §42-5530

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