Property Ownership
A prescriptive easement is most similar to adverse possession in that it requires:
AWritten permission from the property owner
BOpen, continuous, notorious, and hostile use for a statutory period, but only for a right-of-way rather than ownership✓ Correct
CPayment of fair market value for the use
DA court order obtained within 3 years of first use
Explanation
A prescriptive easement is acquired through continuous, open, notorious, and hostile use of another's land for a statutory period — similar to adverse possession, but the result is only a right to use (easement), not ownership. Pennsylvania's prescriptive period is 21 years.
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