If you occupy a property for any length of time, you have a right to the property that can stand against everyone except the state or those who get their ownership through legal processes like prescription, transfer, or inheritance. However, simply occupying property doesn't give you enough legal rights to officially claim ownership unless you've met the requirements for gaining ownership through long-term use, known as prescription.

This law talks about how living on or using a piece of private property for a long time can sometimes give you legal ownership of it, called "title by prescription." However, no matter how long someone occupies land or resources that are publicly used or owned by the state, like parks or public utilities, they can't claim ownership.

This law says that if a property owner puts up signs at every entrance or every 200 feet along their property's boundary that say people can only pass through by their permission, no one can claim a right to use the land, called an easement, just because they've used it for a long time.

This law encourages private property owners to let the public use their land for recreational purposes without worrying about losing their property rights. It explains that public use won't give the public permanent rights unless the owner formally dedicates the land for that use, except under certain conditions. If a government makes improvements on private land using public funds and the owner knows about it but doesn't stop it, then after five years, the government can gain permanent use rights. However, if the owner puts up signs or enters agreements about how the land can be used, they can prevent the public from gaining any rights. Special rules apply for coastal land within 1,000 yards of the ocean. The owner can set rules on how and when the public can use their property.