Is there not some sort of squatters law that would force them to deal with it or risk having them stay? Hence the lawsuit to enforce their rights.
E.g now that they know, waiting for something to complete might be admission of letting them stay and be required to accept rent?
It’s called adverse possession and that’s why you discard anything not bolted down ASAP under the presumption of illegal dumping, put up a new fencr with big signs, and claim any structures as yours under the presumption that anyone following code (building legal) would hire surveyors to note boundaries. Do not let any other living human past that fence under any circumstance and if they do so against your will videotape all of it.
Of course whoever built it will take you to court but you argue that they can move their structures because you have every right to your own land for all the aforementioned reasons
Edit: and something like this, random dude trying to be a bigger asshole vs Elon Musk, you’d need to hire an attorney just to field calls from attorneys lining up to work pro bono for the free media coverage, and probably wind up with a PR rep working for free for the same reasons, helping you line up slots on random talk shows, because this would go mega fucking viral
So I googled the term to learn more, and it varies by state but…
Sounds like you need to
- be on the property for 2-30 years
- not hide that you’re using it
- have people think you actually own it
- be hostile in the take over (permission by owner negates this and disallows adverse posession)
- be using the land (living on, working on etc)
- legal owner must not be using the property.
- must be continuously using the property for the whole statutory period (2 to 30 years) or it resets
Edit: and in Texas the period is 10y