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You can also get legal title to the abandoned property, depending on the circumstances. The process of gaining title by squatting is called ?adverse possession? or ?acquisitive prescription.? In Louisiana, you can gain title to abandoned property in limited circumstances.

Occupy the land continuously. The amount of time will depend on whether or not you took just title. If you took just title, then you must occupy the abandoned property for 10 continuous years. If you didn't take just title, then you must occupy the property for 30 continuous years.

Louisiana requires holders to send due diligence notifications for any property with a value of $50 or more. Due diligence notices must be sent each reporting cycle to the apparent owner at the last known address no more than 120 days and no less than 60 days prior to the reporting deadline.

Once property is in the custody of the state and its unclaimed property program, an aggressive outreach effort begins through mailings, social media, advertisements, and local media coverage. The state will maintain custody of the property in perpetuity until the rightful owner or heirs come forward to claim.

Dormancy periods for unclaimed property in the state of Louisiana vary, refer to the state dormancy period in the Holding Periods. Some common property types are as follows: Wages, Payroll, Salary (1 year), Refunds (3 years), Checking Accounts (5 years).

In order encourage landowners to make beneficial use of their land, trespassers are allowed to gain legal title to property if they openly inhabit and improve the property for a specified amount of time. Under Louisiana law, an individual must occupy property for at least 10 years before the possibility of ownership.