Property Ownership
What is a prescriptive easement and how is it acquired in Nevada?
AAn easement granted by prescription (doctor's recommendation)
BAn easement acquired by open, notorious, continuous, hostile, and adverse use of another's land for the statutory period without the owner's permission✓ Correct
CAn easement created in a written prescription deed
DAn easement automatically created by long-term neighborly use
Explanation
A prescriptive easement in Nevada requires open, notorious, continuous, hostile (without permission), and adverse use for the statutory period (5 years in Nevada). Unlike adverse possession, the user gains only an easement right, not ownership. Courts must confirm the prescriptive easement.
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