Classification of Easements Flashcards
Two kinds of easements
Appurtenant Easement
Easement in gross
Define appurtenance
An appurtenance is anything used for the benefit of the land.
True or False
An easement appurtenant has a servient and a dominant tenement.
True
The person’s land receiving the benefit of the easement is known as?
The dominant tenement
True or False
An easement appurtenant automatically goes with the sale of the dominant tenement.
True
True or False
To be valid, the dominant and servient tenements of an appurtenant easement do not have to be mentioned in the deed (unlocated), nor do they have to touch each other (abut).
True
What is an easement?
The right to enter or use someone else’s land for a specified purpose.
True or False
An interest in an easement is possessory.
False
An interest in an easement is NON-possessory.
The right to enter onto a property using an easement is called:
Ingress
The right to exit from a property using an easement is called:
Egress
True or False
An unlocated easement is valid.
True
Define easement in gross:
Easements that are not appurtenant to any one parcel of land. They have a servient tenement and no dominant tenement. Easements in Gross are the most common type of easement. Example: public utilities
True or False
An easement may not be terminated arbitrarily.
True
Define license
Permission to use property
True or False
A license to use property may be revoked at any time.
True
