Property Ownership

A Louisiana property owner who allows another to openly use their land for 10 years without objection may find the user has acquired:

ALegal title through purchase
BA predial servitude by acquisitive prescription (10-year continuous public use)✓ Correct
COnly a license, not a permanent right
DNo rights because oral permissions cannot create property rights

Explanation

Under Louisiana Civil Code, continuous, public, unequivocal use of another's property for 10 years can establish a predial servitude by acquisitive prescription — a permanent right that runs with the land.

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