ADVERSE POSSESSION SITUATION

[Mike Flora]

Got a situation, deed shows owners names that have been dead for 14 years and neighbors state property vacant for at least that long. Property is free and clear but obviously taxes have been paid. So I have found no heirs to deceased of 14 years and nothing has been done to property to fix it up. Taxes were late and not paid for December 2014 so I paid for December and April to bring taxes current and changed tax address to my address and found out who has been paying taxes and doing nothing with the property. They actually called me cause I put a for sale sign in the yard to get a response and it worked. They were upset etc etc trying to say I was trespassing etc, the neighbors want me to fix the property up and no one has taken the steps to move the deed into there name and obviously do not have the money or resources to do so, but I do and took those first steps with the taxes. So pretty much it's a battle between me and the other tax paying people right now on the property. I want to go change the locks and start a process to remove the people who have been doing nothing with this property and have been paying taxes for I have no idea how long for dead deed holders. I'm going to contact a lawyer for info but THOUGHTS on the situation? Obvious there is more to the story but that is the basic jist of things.

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Originally posted by @Mike Flora:

taxes were $400 dollars between 3 people to bring current and these people are trying to do the same thing we are yet doing nothing with the property. Property vacant and nothing done with it for 15 years. People just changed tax address very recently and have no ties with the deceased deed names. It's up for the taking so my problem is not knowing how long these other people have been paying the taxes. The cloud is unknown at this time so the most I lose is like 125 dollars but can gain about 120K. 

So how do you know for a fact that the people paying the taxes are trying to adversely possess the property?  Did they tell you that?  How do you know they don't have ties with the decedent and/or their estate?

The property is up for the taking? Where did you get that? That would be like saying every vacant CA property that is tax defaulted and in need of repairs is for the taking.  AP is way more complicated than that.