CT HB05436

Extends the notice requirement for adverse possession claims by requiring property owners to serve written notice of intent to dispute possession within the fifteen-year adverse possession period and file an action within one year of recording the notice.

Adds new protection for property owners by providing that payment in full of property taxes by the owner or heirs prevents the fifteen-year adverse possession period from running and interrupts the adverse possession clock, provided tax payments continue.

Expands protections for nonprofit land-holding organizations to include land subject to conservation restrictions, preventing adverse possession claims on such protected lands.

Applies effective date of October 1, 2015 to amendments of sections 52-575 and 47-27 of the general statutes.