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A Montana claimant asserts adverse possession after continuously, openly, notoriously, and hostilely using a strip of land for five years. Assuming the other requirements are met, what time element is satisfied?

Correct Answer

A) The five-year adverse-possession period

The fact pattern uses the five-year period tested for Montana adverse possession. The other time periods do not describe the adverse-possession rule in this question.

Answer Options
A
The five-year adverse-possession period
B
A ten-year recording period
C
A twenty-year lease-renewal period
D
A three-year broker-supervision period

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Related Topics & Key Terms

Related Topics:

prescriptive easementquiet title actionMCA § 70-19-404property taxes and titletacking in adverse possession

Key Terms:

adverse possessionMCA § 70-19-4045 yearsproperty taxeshostile possession

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