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Notorious possession is a rule that says if you want to claim someone else's land as your own, you have to show that you have been using it openly and obviously for a long time. This means that other people can see that you are using the land and that you are acting like you own it. Different places have different rules about what counts as "open and notorious possession," but it usually means doing things like building a fence or taking care of the land. The idea is that if you are using the land in a way that everyone can see, then the real owner should have noticed and done something about it.
Notorious possession is a legal requirement for adverse possession. It means that the acts of ownership must be visible and not hidden. This requirement varies by jurisdiction.
These examples illustrate that notorious possession means that the acts of ownership must be visible and obvious to others. This is important for adverse possession because it ensures that the true owner of the property has notice that someone else is claiming ownership.