Which statement reflects the elements of adverse possession, specifically hostility?

Which statement reflects the elements of adverse possession, specifically hostility?

• A. Actual possession
• B. Open and notorious use
• C. Exclusivity
• D. Hostility for the statutory period

Answer: (C)

Hostility means using the land as if it were your own, without the owner's permission, with the intent to possess against the owner's rights for the entire statutory period. The statement that best reflects hostility is the idea of possessing in a hostile manner for the duration of the statute. The other elements describe how possession is exercised—actual possession is physical use, open and notorious use is visibility to others, and exclusivity is possession to the exclusion of others—but they do not by themselves express the adversarial intent required for hostility.

Hostility means using the land as if it were your own, without the owner's permission, with the intent to possess against the owner's rights for the entire statutory period. The statement that best reflects hostility is the idea of possessing in a hostile manner for the duration of the statute. The other elements describe how possession is exercised—actual possession is physical use, open and notorious use is visibility to others, and exclusivity is possession to the exclusion of others—but they do not by themselves express the adversarial intent required for hostility.