Escrow & Title
Adverse possession in New Mexico allows a person to acquire title to land by:
APurchasing abandoned property at a tax sale
BOpenly, notoriously, continuously, and hostilely occupying another's land for 10 years✓ Correct
CFiling a quitclaim deed for unclaimed property
DLeasing property for more than 5 years
Explanation
New Mexico's adverse possession statute allows a claimant to acquire title by openly, actually, continuously, exclusively, and hostilely possessing land without the owner's permission for the statutory period (10 years in NM).
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