Michael has been in adverse possession of a home for close to 30 years.Assume that the limitation period for adverse possession is 31 years and that a few months before the end of the thirtieth year the owner returns to the property and demands rent from Michael,which Michael pays.This means that adverse possession has been interrupted and the limitation period will start to run again.

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Adverse possession can be interrupted if the true owner takes action to assert their rights, such as demanding rent. This interrupts the clock on the limitation period, and if the true owner continues to make such assertions, the clock will be reset and the adverse possessor will need to start a new period of possession before they can claim ownership through adverse possession. In this case, Michael paying rent in response to the owner's demand is an acknowledgement of the owner's rights and interrupts the possession, which means the limitation period will start to run again.

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