Property Ownership

A Florida property owner whose land is gradually washed away by a river loses that land through the process of:

AAvulsion
BErosion (reliction in reverse)✓ Correct
CAdverse possession
DCondemnation

Explanation

Erosion is the gradual wearing away of land by the action of water. As a slow, natural process, erosion results in permanent loss of that land by the property owner (unlike avulsion, which may not change legal boundaries).

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