PL 221 - Chapter 5 Questions
Which of the following is NOT a method by which a license may be created?
Adversely
For which of the following purposes would a blanket easement most likely be granted?
An easement allowing a utility company to install and maintain service lines
How is a license distinguishable from an easement?
An easement is a property interest and a license is mere permission to perform a certain act
How is an appurtenant easement passed on when the dominant tenement is sold?
Automatically
A license must be in writing.
False
A person who acquires a prescriptive easement may become an owner of the real property through adverse possession.
False
Access easements are rights given to utility companies, such as gas, electric, and telephone companies, that permit them to install transmission line over real property.
False
Easements cannot be terminated by a tax foreclosure of the servient estate.
False
The grantor of an easement can convey an easement for a term that is longer than the grantor's ownership of the real property.
False
The land on which an easement is located is called the dominant easement.
False
Once an implied easement is created, how long does it generally last?
Forever
Which of the following is NOT one of the four methods by which an easement may be created?
Inference
A license is a consensual privilege.
True
An easement is considered an encumbrance on the real property on which the easement is located.
True
An easement may be made for any term or duration.
True
An implied license is revocable at any time.
True
Consideration must be given in exchange for a valid express grant of easement.
True
Easement by necessity grants to a landowner a quasi-private right to condemn an adjoining owner's land for purposes of acquiring an access easement to a public street or road.
True
Implied easements are appurtenant easements.
True
Often a survey may be required to determine the exact location of an easement on the property.
True
Utility easements are easements in gross.
True
An easement created for the benefit of a particular tract of land is called a(n)
a. beneficial easement. b. easement in gross. c. dominant easement. d. (None of the answers is correct.)
When an easement is reviewed on behalf of a purchaser or lender, the general objective is to
determine if the easement will interfere with the use or value of the property
A license is a(n)
revocable privilege.
Prescriptive easements are created
when a person uses property without the permission of the owner for a period of time.