Property Ownership
What is 'adverse possession'?
AA bank taking a property through foreclosure
BAcquiring title to land by openly occupying it for a statutory period without the owner's permission✓ Correct
CThe government taking property through eminent domain
DA tenant refusing to vacate after a lease expires
Explanation
Adverse possession allows someone to acquire title to land they have openly, continuously, exclusively, and hostilely occupied for the statutory period (5 years in California), while paying property taxes.
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