Adverse possession of an easement, known as prescriptive easement, can be established when the claimant’s use of another’s property is open, notorious, continuous, exclusive, and adverse for the statutory period. The use must not be secretive or clandestine. It needs to be uninterrupted and for the time prescribed by law. Furthermore, the use should be without the permission of the landowner, signifying adversity.
For example: If a homeowner continuously uses a pathway across their neighbor’s yard without permission for the period defined by local law — often 10-20 years — and treats it as their own, this might lead to a prescriptive easement.