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In Idaho, the required period of continuous use to establish a prescriptive easement is:

Correct Answer

A) 5 years

Under Idaho Code § 5-203, a prescriptive easement may be established after 5 years of open, notorious, continuous, hostile, and adverse use of another's land without the owner's permission. This is the same statute of limitations that governs adverse possession in Idaho.

Answer Options
A
5 years
B
10 years
C
15 years
D
20 years

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Key Terms:

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