Created from Youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdwtsoPKxo4videoConcepts covered:appurtenant easement, easement in gross, easement by necessity, easement by prescription, terminating easements
The video explains various types of easements relevant for real estate exams, including appurtenant easements, easements in gross, easements by necessity, and easements by prescription. It also covers how easements can be terminated through agreement, merger, abandonment, or the cessation of necessity.
Table of Contents1.Understanding Easements: Types and Legal Implications2.Understanding Easements by Prescription and Their Termination
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Understanding Easements: Types and Legal Implications
Concepts covered:easements, dominant tenement, servient tenement, easement by necessity, easement in gross
This chapter discusses easements, which are rights allowing one person to use another's land for a specific purpose, such as access. It explains different types of easements, including appurtenant easements, easements by necessity, and easements in gross, detailing their characteristics and legal implications.
Question 1
Appurtenant easements run with the land.
Question 2
Who commonly uses easements in gross?
Question 3
An easement is a right held by one person to use the land of another person for a specified _____.
Question 4
CASE STUDY: A utility company needs to install power lines across your property to service a new neighborhood. They request an easement to do so.
All of the following are true about this easement except:
Question 5
CASE STUDY: A new homeowner discovers that their property has an easement allowing a neighbor to cross their land to access a public road. The homeowner wants to understand the implications.
Select two correct implications of this easement:
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Understanding Easements by Prescription and Their Termination
Concepts covered:easement by prescription, court order, open and notorious use, termination of easements, merging properties
The chapter explains how easements by prescription are created through continuous, open, and hostile use of someone else's property over a long period, as illustrated by Joe's case. It also details various ways to terminate easements, such as through merging properties, abandonment, or the cessation of necessity.
Question 6
An easement by necessity ends if the need no longer exists.
Question 7
When does an easement by necessity end?
Question 8
An easement can end through _____, where the dominant tenement gives it up.
Question 9
CASE STUDY: Your neighbor Sarah has been using a path across your garden for years. You decide to build a fence and block the path. Sarah claims she has an easement by prescription and takes you to court.
All of the following are correct applications of easement termination except:
Question 10
CASE STUDY: Mark has been crossing your field to reach his house for 30 years. You want to sell your property, but Mark claims an easement by prescription.
Select two correct ways to terminate Mark's easement:
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