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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