Section 5 true/false quiz

Accretion results in a gradual loss of title to real property through the action of water.

False. Accretion is caused by the gradual action of water, but it does not result in the loss of title. Accretion is the acquisition of title to new land that is formed by deposits of riverborne soil.

To meet the requirements for adverse possession, the adverse possessor must share the land with no one other than the true owner.

False. An adverse possessor must have exclusive possession of the property, rather than sharing possession with the true owner or anyone else.

Hostile possession means the adverse possessor has confronted the true owner to try to remove him from the property.

False. Generally, possession is considered hostile as long as the adverse possessor does not have the true owner's permission to be there.

When all of the requirements for adverse possession have been met, title will not pass until the adverse possessor files a quiet title action in superior court.

False. When all of the requirements for adverse possession are fulfilled, title passes from the original owner to the adverse possessor automatically. However, to acquire marketable title, the adverse possessor must obtain a quitclaim deed from the true owner or else file a quiet title action.

An addition to real property that results from natural forces is called accession.

True.

Tacking refers to adding together successive periods of continuous and uninterrupted possession by a series of adverse possessors.

True.

To adversely possess residential property, it's generally necessary to reside on the property.

True.