Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Texas

Re: Squatter Rights

You are referring to the adverse possession statutes. Possession of property pursuant to a lease, permit, license, or mere verbal permission will not trigger the onset of a claim by adverse possession. To claim by adverse possession the owner must be put on notice of the claim by some type of notice, whether it be written, verbal, or acts which would suggest to an ordinary person that someone is claiming his property as their own.

HOWEVER, no land owner wants to get into a swearing match under this circumstance. All that is required is a simple lease or other signed memorandum that evidences that the property is leased or used only with permission and not adversely.

As to who will pay for removing the trailer -- if she has no money, that leaves only you and the government. If the trailer should fall into such disrepair that the city/county deems the property a nuisance, some cities/counties will abate the nuisance, and place a lien on the property for the cost. That means that in the long run you pay for it.