Property Ownership
In Idaho, a property owner can acquire an easement over neighboring land by continuous, open, hostile, and uninterrupted use for the statutory period through:
AAdverse possession
BPrescriptive easement✓ Correct
CExpress grant
DEasement by necessity
Explanation
A prescriptive easement in Idaho is obtained through continuous, open (visible), hostile (without permission), and uninterrupted use of another's land for the statutory period (5 years in Idaho). It gives a right to use, not ownership.
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