What legal doctrine can serve as a means to settle a land dispute between adjacent property owners?

The doctrine of recognition and acquiescence is a legal principle that can help resolve disputes between neighboring property owners over boundary lines. This doctrine is based on the idea that if one property owner recognizes and accepts a particular boundary line or property feature as the true boundary, and this acceptance is also recognized by the adjacent owner, then both parties are bound by this implicitly agreed-upon boundary.

In practical terms, if property owners have acted in a way that suggests they agree on the location of a boundary line over a certain period of time, such as maintaining their properties according to that line, then they may be legally obligated to adhere to that boundary, even if it differs from the officially recorded property lines. This mutual recognition and acceptance provide a means to settle disputes without resorting to more contentious legal challenges.

On the other hand, while adverse possession relates to obtaining property rights through continuous possession and use, and easement by necessity pertains to establishing rights of way, those doctrines do not specifically address the straightforward resolution of boundary disputes. The doctrine of laches, which concerns the relinquishment of a right due to a delay in asserting it, is also not tailored to boundary disputes in the same manner as recognition and acquiescence. Consequently, the doctrine of recognition