Definitions for "EASEMENT BY PRESCRIPTION"
A method of acquiring a right to a portion of property by lapse of time, in the manner of adverse possession.
An easement created by open, notorious and hostile use of property for a prescribed period of time.
(See Prescriptive Easement).
An easement granted by a court on the basis that one existed even though there is none written after open and continuous use.
The continuing, unchallenged use of all or part of a property by the owner of a neighboring or nearby property for a specific period of time (20 years in many jurisdictions) such that, by law, the using owner gains a legal right to continue that use.
Continued use of another's property for a special purpose can ripen into a permanent use if conditions are met.