Property Ownership
In Virginia, a property owner may prevent prescriptive easements from forming by:
APosting 'No Trespassing' signs only
BPeriodically interrupting the use or granting written permission (license) to the user✓ Correct
CRecording a notice with the circuit court
DFiling a complaint with VREB
Explanation
To prevent prescriptive easement claims, a Virginia landowner should periodically interrupt any adverse use or grant written permission (making the use permissive rather than hostile). Permissive use cannot ripen into a prescriptive easement.
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