To establish an easement by prescription, which statement is correct?

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To establish an easement by prescription, which statement is correct?

Prescriptive easement forms when someone uses another’s land openly and continuously for a long enough period as if they have a right to do so, and that use is adverse to the owner’s rights. The statement captures that idea by describing use that is open and notorious, or use that occurs with the servient owner’s knowledge and acquiescence. In California, the required period is five years, not three, so the idea of a three-year period doesn’t fit. Therefore, the description in the statement aligns with how prescriptive easements can arise, while the notion of a three-year period does not.

Prescriptive easement forms when someone uses another’s land openly and continuously for a long enough period as if they have a right to do so, and that use is adverse to the owner’s rights. The statement captures that idea by describing use that is open and notorious, or use that occurs with the servient owner’s knowledge and acquiescence. In California, the required period is five years, not three, so the idea of a three-year period doesn’t fit. Therefore, the description in the statement aligns with how prescriptive easements can arise, while the notion of a three-year period does not.

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