Property Ownership
What is a 'prescriptive easement' in Rhode Island?
AAn easement created by a written agreement
BAn easement acquired by openly, continuously, and adversely using another's land for the statutory period✓ Correct
CAn easement for utility companies prescribed by state law
DAn easement created by the government for public use
Explanation
A prescriptive easement is acquired through open, notorious, hostile, and continuous use of another person's land for a statutory period (10 years in Rhode Island). The user does not obtain title, only the right to continue using the land.
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