Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Georgia

There is no such legal concept in Georgia as "squatters rights." If someone resides on someone's property with permission, they have rights as tenant, but only if they were permitted to reside there at some point.

There is no such thing as squatters rights. Perhaps you mean adverse possession, which is rare, and requires at least 20 years and meeting all the below tests:

1, Be in actual possession of the property (must physically use the property as the true owner would, such as maintaining and repairing the property)

2. Be "non-permissive, hostile, or adverse use" of the property (court will consider the facts of each case)

3.Use property in an "open and notorious" way (those who sneak around or otherwise try to conceal their use of the property do not qualify)

4.Continuously use the property (as opposed to "claiming" it but not sticking around for the duration of the statute of limitations)

5.Exclusive use (in other words, the "true" owner does not use the property throughout the statutory period)