[OSM-newbies] Abandoned Army Base

[Richard Masoner]

On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 10:41 PM, Steve Bennett <stevagewp at gmail.com> wrote:

> No. I believe the "yes/permissive/private/no" grading scale makes
> sense in the UK where there are legally enshrined "rights of way", but
> it falls down everywhere else
>

No, we have the concept in US law as well. Continuous trespass across a
property for a long period of time can result in a prescriptive easement.
The usual way to prevent this is to post permission to allow access across
the property.

Richard Masoner
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