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Prescriptive Easements
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Basic Concepts
Analogous to adverse possession.
Land need not be in common ownership.
Use not required before severance.
Only affirmative prescriptive easements are possible.
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Elements
1. Open & Notorious
▪ Obvious to someone looking at the property.
▪ Use was without permission (if had permission, would be license).
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Elements
2. Adverse to Owner’s Claim of Right
▪ Use would impinge on owner’s rights.
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Elements
3. Exclusive?
▪ Majority = no
▪ Minority = yes
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Elements
4. Uninterrupted Use
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Elements
5. Continuous
▪ X number of years (often specified by statute)
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Beebe v. DeMarco
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State ex. Rel. Thornton v. Hay
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Scene from Goonies with Haystack Rock
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