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03-14-2007, 09:58 AM
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Oooo ... Fancy a cuppa?
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Homesteading
Does WI have homesteading rights? I was told today that it might. Can anyone here help me out with this?
Many thanks
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03-15-2007, 01:28 AM
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There's beauty in the solace of not giving a damn.
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I very highly doubt it. I think every square inch of land is claimed by someone or another and it's not up for grabs. I'm not sure what Wisconsin's laws are regarding adverse possession.
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03-16-2007, 08:53 AM
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I doubt there are any states with homesteding rights. With 300 million people it could get real ugly real fast.  |
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03-16-2007, 08:57 AM
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There's beauty in the solace of not giving a damn.
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I believe Alaska still has homesteading rights. Don't quote me on it though.
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03-16-2007, 10:01 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Drover
I believe Alaska still has homesteading rights. Don't quote me on it though.
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Nope, though they were the last to go:
http://usgovinfo.about.com/blhomesteadact.htm |
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03-16-2007, 02:29 PM
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You can still stake out state property in designated areas in Alaska; but you have to lease your stake and then buy it after a certain period at market value.
http://www.dnr.state.ak.us/mlw/lands...e_recsites.htm |
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03-16-2007, 05:26 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Drover
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Definitely not homesteading, though. OTOH, individual communitities are still welcome to give away land.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/16/alaska.land.ap/index.html (broken link)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/...nd-cover_x.htm
Even in areas where they aren't giving land away the prices in some parts of the midwest are amazing - at least to someone coming from the Puget Sound area! |
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