Property Ownership
In Michigan, a prescriptive easement is similar to adverse possession except that it grants:
AFull ownership of the property
BOnly the right to continue using the land in the specific way used during the prescriptive period✓ Correct
CThe right to exclude the true owner
DMineral rights under the land
Explanation
A prescriptive easement grants only the right to use another's land in the specific manner that was used openly, continuously, exclusively, and hostilely for the statutory period — not full ownership of the land.
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