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 a few months to the end of the 30th 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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When the owner demands and accepts rent from Michael, it acknowledges the owner's title to the property and interrupts the adverse possession. This means that the limitation period for adverse possession will start to run again from the date of interruption.

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