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At a brokerage meeting in Tucson, a purchaser assumes a surface-water right is permanent even if it has not been put to use for years. Which statement should the broker communicate?

Correct Answer

D) long nonuse can raise loss-of-right issues under Arizona water law, so a right should not be assumed immune from abandonment or forfeiture concerns

Under ADWR materials; Arizona water law, long nonuse can raise loss-of-right issues under Arizona water law, so a right should not be assumed immune from abandonment or forfeiture concerns.

Answer Options
A
a surface-water right can never be lost once established in that Arizona transaction
B
water-right status depends only on property taxes being paid for that fact pattern
C
nonuse strengthens the right by preserving the water under current Arizona law
D
long nonuse can raise loss-of-right issues under Arizona water law, so a right should not be assumed immune from abandonment or forfeiture concerns

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