Truth behind ‘forgotten’ parcel of prime land

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Truth behind ‘forgotten’ parcel of prime land #mosman #sydney #australia #housingmarket It was mystery that got one of Sydney’s most desirable suburbs talking. But a family claiming a sliver of land in Mosman on the Lower North Shore under “squatter’s rights” say they were forced to as a result of a simple, 110-year-old error. The trouble started when a notice in a newspaper sparked intrigue and exaggerated rumours earlier this month. Under section 45E(2) of the Real Property Act - what is legally known as adverse possession or more commonly called squatters’ rights - a mother and her two daughters had applied for a title to land in Mosman, near Balmoral Beach. The claim was made against a man called Walter Walker and his successors, with the deadline for objections falling on Sunday. A subsequent report from local news source Mosman Collective described the land as a “forgotten” strip directly behind a cottage, 165 square metres in size and with a comparable value of more than $

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