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A man owned a piece of land with a run-down log cabin on it. He lost interest in it, letting tax bills pile up and failing to maintain it. In 1990, a homeless couple occupied the crumbling cabin. They restored it, fenced the perimeter, and maintained the grounds. They started paying the taxes, despite knowing there was an absentee owner. In 2000, the owner appeared and demanded that they pay rent. They agreed but stopped the payments two years later after consulting an attorney. The required statutory period in the state is 20 years. In 2011 the owner filed an ejectment action, asserting his ownership rights. Leaving aside any other theories or equities, can the couple prevail on a theory of adverse possession?

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  1. Yes, because they were on the land for over 20 years.
  2. No, because they missed some of the tax payments during that 20-year period.
  3. No, because the hostile possession was interrupted for two years when they paid rent.
  4. Yes, because they owned the property due to paying the taxes on it.

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