Property Ownership

A Kentucky property owner builds a fence six inches over their property line onto the neighbor's land. After 15 years of open, hostile, actual, exclusive, and continuous possession, the fence builder may acquire the disputed strip through:

AEasement by prescription
BAdverse possession✓ Correct
CBoundary agreement
DAccretion

Explanation

Adverse possession in Kentucky requires open, actual, exclusive, hostile, and continuous possession for 15 years (KRS 413.010). If all elements are met, the adverse possessor may acquire title to the disputed land.

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