Section 44-5-161. Adverse possession; effect of permissive possession

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   (a) In order for possession to be the foundation of prescriptive title, it:

   (1) Must be in the right of the possessor and not of another;

   (2) Must not have originated in fraud except as provided in Code Section 44-5-162;

   (3) Must be public, continuous, exclusive, uninterrupted, and peaceable; and

   (4) Must be accompanied by a claim of right.

(b) Permissive possession cannot be the foundation of a prescription until an adverse claim and actual notice to the other party.

Ga. L. 1851-52, p. 238, § 2; Code 1863, § 2638; Code 1868, § 2637; Code 1873, § 2679; Code 1882, § 2679; Civil Code 1895, § 3584; Civil Code 1910, § 4164; Code 1933, § 85-402.

                    
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