Lucia Sanchez’s ranch is crossed by a knee-high stream, and for decades her family could block trespass up and down the flow.

Squatters live on land or in buildings where they ... can gain legal rights to the property through adverse possession. State laws vary, and in places like New York, squatters can gain rights ...

A new Indiana Tax Court ruling threatens to upend property tax collections across the state by reclassifying certain parcels ...