Property Ownership

Which of the following BEST describes a 'prescriptive easement' in Alaska?

AAn easement created by a written agreement between neighbors
BAn easement acquired through open, continuous, hostile, and uninterrupted use for the statutory period✓ Correct
CAn easement required by the government for utility installation
DAn easement that automatically arises when a parcel is landlocked

Explanation

A prescriptive easement arises from long-term, open, continuous, hostile (without permission), and uninterrupted use of another's land. In Alaska, the statutory period for adverse possession (and by analogy prescriptive easements) is 10 years.

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