Property Ownership
A 'prescriptive easement' is similar to adverse possession in that it requires:
APayment of fair market value for the easement
BContinuous, open, hostile, and adverse use of another's land for the statutory period✓ Correct
CWritten permission from the landowner
DRecording of the easement in the county clerk's office
Explanation
A prescriptive easement is acquired through continuous, open, notorious, hostile, and adverse use of another's property for the statutory period (10 years in NY), similar to adverse possession but for an easement right rather than full title.
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