Property Disputes Published & Fact-Checked 1 Sept 2026

What is Adverse Possession and can a tenant claim ownership after 12 years?

Verified Legal Answer • Reviewed by Hire Your Vakeel Legal Panel (Updated for 2026 / BNS & BNSS)

Adverse Possession (Article 65 Limitation Act) allows a trespasser to claim ownership if they possess immovable property openly, continuously, and hostilely to the true owner for 12 uninterrupted years. However, tenants paying rent or possessing under permissive license can never claim adverse possession.

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