P.R. Laws tit. 3, § 423

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§ 423. Encroachments on Commonwealth highways; removal

No length of possession, or occupancy of land within the limit of any Commonwealth highway, by an owner or occupant of adjoining land, shall create a right to such land in any adjoining owner or occupant or person claiming under him, and any fences, buildings, sheds or other obstructions encroaching upon such Commonwealth highway shall, upon written notice by the Secretary of Transportation and Public Works, at once be removed by the owner or occupant of adjoining land; or if not so removed, said Secretary may cause the same to be removed to and upon the adjoining land and at the expense of such owner or occupant.

History —Political Code, 1902, § 405.