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Prescriptive easement

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-003867

A right to use another person's land for a specific purpose, acquired through open, notorious, continuous, and adverse use for a statutorily defined period. This easement is not granted by the landowner but is established by the user's actions, without the owner's permission. The period required to establish a prescriptive easement varies by jurisdiction, often ranging from 5 to 20 years.

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IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-003867
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "definition": "A right to use another person's land for a specific purpose, acquired through open, notorious, continuous, and adverse use for a statutorily defined period. This easement is not granted by the landowner but is established by the user's actions, without the owner's permission. The period required to establish a prescriptive easement varies by jurisdiction, often ranging from 5 to 20 years.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/prescriptive-easement/"
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