What is a **** in France is that if you win your case the opposition doesn't have to pick up your legal bill, otherwise we'd be down their throats with it like a shot!!Do not think there is a time limit but it would be down to a judge do decide if you have a claim
We have some English neighbours who got sick of people walking and trail bikeing right outside their front door on their way past their house. When challenged they said it was a right of way. (Their house is a former farm building no where near the road you could drive on. )
They took it up with the notaire who did their house purchase and he confirmed that no, there was no right of way.
But people had been using it for so long they were convinced they were correct and it was even on the maps.
So they took it to court, won their case but it cost them €10k to prove it. Money they never saw again.
Me and another mate said to them, "Just gate it off and wait for them to take it to court." but they didn't have the bottle.
Weird or what!!