Property Ownership
Adverse possession in Mississippi requires continuous, open, notorious, hostile, and exclusive use of another's land for a statutory period of:
A5 years
B10 years✓ Correct
C15 years
D20 years
Explanation
Mississippi's adverse possession statute requires continuous, open, notorious, hostile, and exclusive use of the property for 10 years (or less under color of title with tax payment) to ripen into legal title.
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