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Which action will terminate an easement?
Which action will terminate an easement?
- The dominant estate is transferred to another owner.
- The servient tenement is re-zoned.
- The dominant tenement holder releases the easement via a quitclaim deed. (correct)
- The servient tenement owner sells to a new party.
If Sandra Chow, who owns the servient tenement, purchases the dominant tenement, how could this affect the existing easement?
If Sandra Chow, who owns the servient tenement, purchases the dominant tenement, how could this affect the existing easement?
- The easement will become a dominant easement.
- The easement will be unaffected.
- The easement will transfer with the sale.
- The easement may be terminated through merger. (correct)
What is the effect of a dominant tenement owner executing a quitclaim deed to release an easement?
What is the effect of a dominant tenement owner executing a quitclaim deed to release an easement?
- It forces the termination of the servient owner rights.
- It requires the servient owner to purchase the easement.
- It only suspends the easement for one year.
- It terminates the easement right. (correct)
Which of these is a method by which an appurtenant easement could be extinguished?
Which of these is a method by which an appurtenant easement could be extinguished?
If the dominant tenement owner wishes to discontinue an easement, how should this be accomplished?
If the dominant tenement owner wishes to discontinue an easement, how should this be accomplished?
Flashcards
Merger of Title
Merger of Title
When the dominant and servient tenements merge under a single ownership.
Dominant Tenement Release
Dominant Tenement Release
An easement can be terminated when the owner of the dominant tenement (benefiting from the easement) releases it.
Appurtenant Easement
Appurtenant Easement
An easement is an interest in land that allows someone to use another's property for a specific purpose. It is appurtenant when it benefits a particular piece of land.
Dominant Tenement Owner
Dominant Tenement Owner
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Servient Tenement Owner
Servient Tenement Owner
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Study Notes
Easement Termination
- An appurtenant easement, where Sandra Chow allowed a neighbor to cross her land, can be terminated by merger or by a quitclaim deed from the dominant tenement owner.
- Merger occurs when ownership of the dominant and servient tenements (the properties involved) is combined in one person.
- A quitclaim deed releases the easement. This deed from the dominant tenement owner relinquishes the easement to the servient tenement owner.
- Option C (A and B) correctly identifies the methods to terminate the easement.
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Test your knowledge on the termination of easements, focusing on appurtenant easements and the methods of merger and quitclaim deeds. Understand how these legal concepts relate to property ownership and the rights involved. This quiz will reinforce your understanding of easement law.
