Easements

Question 1

Deeds, patents, and contracts are all examples of _______________ easements.

Made by words and words alone.
(Documents and contracts)

Answer 1

Express (Easement)

Question 2

An easement that creares the right of use by a person’s actions, such as just using a road, is called a _________________ easement.

Created by use/action. Subject to necessary criteria.

Answer 2

Prescriptive (Easement)

Question 3

Any easement created through common or starutory law is an ____________ easement.

Created under law.
Ex: Land split creating a landlocked parcel. The new owner AUTOMATICALLY gets ingress/egress access easement.

Synonym: Easement By Necessity

Answer 3

Implied (Easement)

Question 4

List four details that must be included within an easement description.

1. ____________ / ____________
2. ____________
3. ____________ or ____________ ____________
4. ____________

Answer 4

1. Location / Size
2. Use (Parties)
3. Person or Period Group
4. Time (Duration)

Question 5

A ____________ easement covers the entire property.

Answer 5

Blanket (Easement)

Question 6

An easement can inly be terminated by ____________ ____________ by both the Grantor and the Grantee.

Answer 6

Mutual Agreement

Question 7

An ___ _________ easement exists independently of other land and does not benefit any other land. It is a mere personal interest in, or right to use, the land of another.

Antonym: Appurtenant Easement

Answer 7

In Gross (Easement)

Question 8

An ________________ easement benefits the Dominant Estate or its holder and attaches to the parcel of land, NOT the holder.

Purposes and rhghts used or enjoyed with the real property which are considered to be as much a part of the property that they pass to the Grantee automatically under the deed conveying the real property.

Antonym: In Gross Easement

Answer 8

Appurtenant (Easement)

[Appurtenance]

Question 9

An easement ___ ______________ is an easement implied by law under certain circumstances.

It may be implied by law where an owner of land splits his property so that one of the resulting parcels becomes landlocked except for access across the other parcel.

Synonym: Implied Easement

Answer 9

(Easement) By Necessity

Question 10

An easement ___ ____________ is created when when the conduct of the owner of land leads another to reasonably believe that he/she has an interest in the land so that he/she acts or does not act in reliance on that belief.

Answer 10

(Easement) By Estoppel

Question 11

A ______________ easement that is upon another’s real property acquired by continued use without permission of the owner for a legally defined period.

State law, which varies by state, defines the time period required to acquire this type of easement.

Answer 11

Prescriptive (Easement)