Property Ownership (alternative)

Under Maryland law, adverse possession requires all of the following EXCEPT:

AActual possession
BOpen and notorious use
CPayment of property taxes✓ Correct
DHostile and exclusive use for the statutory period

Explanation

Maryland adverse possession requires actual, open, notorious, hostile, exclusive, and continuous possession for the statutory period (20 years). Payment of property taxes is NOT a required element in Maryland.

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