Encyclopedia
Adverse Possession
1. A person – a citizen or a legal entity – who is not the owner of property but in good faith, openly and continuously possesses real estate as their own for fifteen years or other property for five years, acquires the right of ownership to this property (adverse possession)
Source: "Civil Code of the Russian Federation (Part One)" from November 30, 1994 No. 51-FZ (as amended on December 3, 2012)