EASEMENTS

Question 1

THE RIGHT TO USE or enjoy the property o another is called

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Use

Question 2

An easement which requires both dominant and a servient estate is a

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easement appurtenant

Question 3

In an easement appurtenant, the holder of the easement is the owner of the

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Dominant Estate

Question 4

In an easement appurtenant, the easement is granted b the owner of the

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Servient Estate

Question 5

An Easement appurtenant “runs with the land.” This means it becomes a permanent part of

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the dominant estate

Question 6

An easement which affects only one property is called an

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Easement in gross

Question 7

In an easement in gross, there is only one property involved, called the

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Servient Estate.

Question 8

An easement in gross held by a public utility company i called a

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Commercial easement

Question 9

If a property which has a personal easement in gross is sold, the easement

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terminates

Question 10

An easement in which two owners have an easement in half a wall on each others property is called

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a Party wall easement

Question 11

If an easement is created by a written agreement between a land owner and an easement holder, it is called

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a Private grant

Question 12

Creation of an easement by continuous, uninterrupted, hostile possession is called

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Prescription

Question 13

Acquisition of an easement b the government or public utility under its power of eminent domain is called

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CONDEMNATION

Question 14

When a landowner reserves or retains for himself an easement in a deed which conveys title to another party it is called

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RESERVATION

Question 15

When a seller grants an easement to prevent the buyer from becoming landlocked, it is called easement by

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Necessity

Question 16

acronym for 5 ways of creating an easement

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POPCORN

Question 17

QUITCLAIM DEED

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“releases” a person’s interest in a property without stating the nature of the person’s interest or rights, and with no warranties of that person’s interest or rights in the property. A quitclaim deed neither states nor guarantees that the person relinquishing their claim to the property had valid ownership, but it does prevent that person (the grantor) from later claiming they have an interest in the property.

Question 18

When an easement is terminated because the holder of the easement failed to use it, it is called termination by

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Abandonment

Question 19

When the need for an easement no longer exists, termination of the easement by the court is called termination by

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Vacation

Question 20

When the dominate and servient estates come under one ownership, it is termination of an easement by

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Merger

Question 21

When the end of a specified period of time for an easement is reached the easement is terminated by….

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Experiation

Question 22

Encroachment

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An unauthorized intrusion of a building, fixture, or other improvement to real property onto the land of another.

Question 23

Trespass

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if an encroachment intrudes onto the land of another.

Question 24

If an encroachment intrudes onto the air space above anothers land its called

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Nuisance