NC General Statutes
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 43-21 (2026)
No right by adverse possession
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No title to nor right or interest in registered land in derogation of that of the registered owner shall be acquired by prescription or adverse possession. (1913, c. 90, s. 27; C.S., s. 2396.)
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case, 1971–1971 · leading case: State v. Johnson, 179 S.E.2d 371 (N.C. 1971).
State v. Johnson, 179 S.E.2d 371 (N.C. 1971). “" G.S. § 43-21. The only way to transfer or affect the title to registered land is by registration of the writing, instrument or document by which such transfer is accomplished.”
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