Property OwnershipQuestion 16 of 120
An easement acquired through open, continuous, and hostile use of another's land for the statutory period is an easement by:
a.Necessity
b.Prescription
c.Grant
d.Reservation
Explanation
An easement by prescription arises when someone uses another's land openly, continuously, and adversely for the statutory period, similar to adverse possession but conveying only a use right rather than title. Unlike adverse possession, it does not require paying property taxes on the burdened land in the easement context. An easement by necessity, by contrast, arises from landlocked access needs.
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