Georgia prescriptive easement law

Ga. Code Ann. §§ 44-9-1, 44-5-163

Prescriptive period

20 years

Adverse possession

7 years

What actually decides a claim here

Twenty years of uninterrupted use; seven years applies where the use is under written color of title.
A private way must be kept in repair by the user for the period to count.

Read the official Georgia code Check a property in Georgia

Related terms

prescriptive easement

easement by necessity

right of way

encroachment

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.