Permissive use negates the adverse requirement essential for claiming a prescriptive easement. When a landowner grants someone permission to use part of their land, any use under that grant cannot contribute to a claim of prescriptive right since it lacks hostility. Without adversity, there is no basis for asserting that the user is entitled to an easement over the land against the owner’s rights.
For example: If a neighbor allows another neighbor to use their driveway to reach a garage situated on their own property, this arrangement indicates permissive use, which does not lead to gaining a prescriptive easement.