Lesson 7: Easements

Question 1

Easement

Answer 1

An easement is a privilege to use the land of another.

Question 2

Negative Easement

Answer 2

A negative easement is one which enables its holder to prevent the owner of land from making certain uses of that land.

Question 3

Affirmative Easement

Answer 3

An affirmative easement is one which entitles its holder to do a physical act on the land of another.

Question 4

Express Easement

Answer 4

An easement which is created by express written conveyance.

Question 5

Implied Easement

Answer 5

If the easement is created by implication, the court will look to the use as it existed prior to the conveyance. That use, and any similar use which the parties might reasonable have expected, will be permitted.

Question 6

License

Answer 6

A license is the right to use the licensor’s land which is revocable at the will of the licensor.

Question 7

Profit

Answer 7

The profit is the right to go onto the land of another and remove the soil or a product of it.