Property Ownership
Adverse possession in New Hampshire requires the claimant's use to be:
AOpen, notorious, hostile, actual, and continuous for 20 years✓ Correct
BOpen, notorious, hostile, actual, and continuous for 10 years
CSecret and exclusive for 5 years
DPermitted by the owner for 10 years
Explanation
New Hampshire's adverse possession statute requires open, notorious, hostile (without the owner's permission), actual, and continuous use for 20 years before title can be claimed.
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Key Terms to Know
Adverse Possession
A doctrine by which a person can gain legal title to another's land by openly, continuously, and adversely occupying it for a statutory period.
Chain of TitleThe sequential record of all transfers of ownership for a piece of property from the original patent holder to the present owner.
DeedA written legal instrument used to transfer ownership of real property from one party (grantor) to another (grantee).
EasementA non-possessory right to use another person's land for a specific purpose.
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