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Tacking allows a party in adverse possession to tack onto his own period of adverse possession any period of adverse possession by his predecessors in interest where there is privity of estate. Annexing a lien to one superior to it in order to gain the priority of the superior lien and defeat an intermediate lien. Generally not allowed. Annexing periods of possession to add up to enough time for successful adverse possession. Privity of estate: The possessor voluntarily transfers either an estate in land or physical possession to a subsequent possessor. Tacking is not permitted if there is an ouster by a third party ...