Reference
Easement law by state
How long someone has to use your land before that use can harden into a permanent right, which statute sets the clock, and the quirks that decide real cases. Pick a state to read the details and open the official code for free.
- Alabama20 yrs
- Alaska10 yrs
- Arizona10 yrs
- Arkansas7 yrs
- California5 yrs
- Colorado18 yrs
- Connecticut15 yrs
- Delaware20 yrs
- District of Columbia15 yrs
- Florida20 yrs
- Georgia20 yrs
- Hawaii20 yrs
- Idaho20 yrs
- Illinois20 yrs
- Indiana20 yrs
- Iowa10 yrs
- Kansas15 yrs
- Kentucky15 yrs
- Louisiana30 yrs
- Maine20 yrs
- Maryland20 yrs
- Massachusetts20 yrs
- Michigan15 yrs
- Minnesota15 yrs
- Mississippi10 yrs
- Missouri10 yrs
- Montana5 yrs
- Nebraska10 yrs
- Nevada5 yrs
- New Hampshire20 yrs
- New Jersey20 yrs
- New Mexico10 yrs
- New York10 yrs
- North Carolina20 yrs
- North Dakota20 yrs
- Ohio21 yrs
- Oklahoma15 yrs
- Oregon10 yrs
- Pennsylvania21 yrs
- Rhode Island10 yrs
- South Carolina20 yrs
- South Dakota20 yrs
- Tennessee20 yrs
- Texas10 yrs
- Utah20 yrs
- Vermont15 yrs
- Virginia20 yrs
- Washington10 yrs
- West Virginia10 yrs
- Wisconsin20 yrs
- Wyoming10 yrs
More easement guides
Read the free knowledge hub, or look up the Schedule B terms behind these rules.
General educational reference only. Prescription periods and their exceptions change, and several states set the period by case law rather than by statute. Read the linked official code and consult a licensed attorney in that state before relying on any of it.
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