Move layout up when layout above shrinks in height - android

Hi I have a fragment with two RecyclerViews in it, one above the other.
The first is a list of items for the user to take an action on and the second is where the items will be populated once the action is taken. So when an item is removed from the top list it is added to the bottom list.
The issue I am having is when I remove an item from the top RecyclerView all the remaining items in the top RecyclerView move up to fill in the space left by the removed item, but this leaves a gap between the top and bottom RecyclerViews.
How can I move the bottom recyclerview up to fill in the gap created once an item is removed from the top RecyclerView
Here is my layout xml
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:id="#+id/pending_tasks"
android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
android:layout_below="#id/pending_tasks"
android:id="#+id/completed_tasks"
android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
</RelativeLayout>
I have tried calling invalidate() on the bottom RecyclerView but that has not worked. Any help would be appreciated, thanks!

It's impossible to update layout size once it's been displayed on the screen. If you modify the content of your RecyclerView you can't just simply refresh the layout to shrink it.
I would suggest using single RecyclerView and storing lower bound of the first list in some variable. Then simply update it accordingly to modifications in your first list.
Another solution which may help you:
Change Relative layout width and height dynamically

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items are not centered within the row
I tried all properties in Android Studio but they do not have any effect. I googled, opened many questions but I still have no luck. What magic property shall I use?
As you can see items are positioned on left side of the screen. I want to move it to center. And there is no space between first and second row.
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Regarding (2) - the critical issue is that your items are square. To get it working, set android:layout_width="match_parent" and change the design of your items to use the actual smaller dimension (width or height) for both dimensions (maybe all you need to do in your case is to make the background square). Then display the content centered within the item's LinearLayout (you are already doing this). You have to do it this way because GridLayoutManager does not support layout_gravity at this time.
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