What is the maximum area for urban special adverse possession (usucapião urbana) under the Constitution?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. 250 square metres
- Step 1: Article 183 of the Constitution requires five years of possession over an urban area of up to 250 m² used as dwelling.
Answer
250 square metres.
Why not the others: The other numbers are not in the article.
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