ADVERSE POSSESSION AGAINST LEASED LAND NEW YORK New York
I have a signed lease with a (good) neighbor who plants corn on a 27 acre parcel that I own. I do get a 1099 from this neighbor every year. He has leased this land (on a renewable yearly basis) for the past 20+ years. I have 2 (other) neighbors whose back yards butt up against this 27 acre parcel. They are each putting in claims of Adverse Possession on 15 feet of my property (part of the 27 acre parcel) claiming that they have been mowing this 15 feet for the past 15 years. They say that this 15 feet didn't have corn on it so it wasn't being farmed. The neighbor who does lease the land can't farm or grow corn on EVERY SQUARE INCH since he needs access and turn around space for his tractor and equipment.
Can they claim this land even though I have been leasing the ENTIRE surveyed parcel to someone else?
Thanks for any information!!!
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