Massachusetts Real Estate Salesperson Exam — All Questions
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Transfer of Title
Acquiring title by openly, continuously, and exclusively using another's land without permission for the period set by law is called:
- a.Escheat
- b.Novation
- c.Adverse possession✓
- d.Dedication
Adverse possession lets a person gain title by possessing another's land in a way that is open, notorious, continuous, exclusive, and hostile (without permission) for the statutory period. Escheat is reversion to the state when an owner dies without heirs.