DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ga.,None — "A lot of these houses are just in limbo, it's nobody's house," said Walker. "The bank says it's theirs, which they stole it too, it's fraudulent,"
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But the law does have a stipulation that the adverse possession must not have originated with fraud. It does not specifically define what's fraudulent, or say anything about taking over a house.
It's a law originally designed to address property disputes, for example, questions about property lines between neighbors.
"It's a law," said Chisolm. "If they want to no longer have this issue, then they need to do something about getting rid of that law."