Property Ownership
Adverse possession in Delaware allows a person to acquire title to another's property if they occupy it:
AOpenly, notoriously, continuously, hostilely, and exclusively for the statutory period
BWith the written permission of the owner for any period of time
CSecretly and without the owner's knowledge for 5 years✓ Correct
DIntermittently over a 10-year period
Explanation
Adverse possession requires the claimant to occupy the property openly (visibly), notoriously, continuously, hostile (without the owner's permission), and exclusively for the statutory period (21 years in Delaware) to acquire title.
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