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WA real estate laws on adverse possession

Adverse possession law can be tricky and is fact-intensive. In Washington, generally if your possession of the land of another is open, notorious, and hostile for ten years or longer, you may gain title through adverse possession; per RCW 7.28.200, you may get title quieted in your favor if you do the same and pay taxes for 7 consecutive years. There are some great cases debating and describing what it means to openly, notoriously and hostilely possess. However, I do not see how you could...

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How can my boyfriend force his exgirlfriend to let him see his son

You do not say how old the child is, nor what the father's relationship with the child was. The court looks carefully at what is in the child's best interests. Especially if the child had an existing relationship with the father, e.g., before the child's parents separated, or if she used to allow the child to see the father, then the court is likely to realize the importance of the father in the child's life. If the child is old enough, I think 12 or 14 but don't quote me on that, the court...

Is this a case of failure to disclose on form 17 under WA real estate law?

You mention Form 17 in title of query, but not in text; presumably seller did not disclose infestation on Form 17? Regardless, I don't think it helps much here, for relief under Form 17 is limited. RCW 64.06.030 says that a buyer has a right of rescission for three business days after the document's delivery. The statute expressly says it is not considered a part of a sales agreement between buyer and seller, although it is often used as evidence in cases to try and demonstrate that a seller...