AZ
Arizona prescriptive easement law
Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-526
Prescriptive period
10 years
What actually decides a claim here
- Ten years of open and adverse use, with shorter periods available under other statutes with color of title and tax payment.
- Use that is merely permissive never ripens, no matter how long it continues.
Related terms
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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