Property Ownership
An Arizona property owner who allows a utility company to install power lines over their land without a formal written easement is creating a:
AFormal easement by express grant
BPrescriptive easement after the statutory period
CLicense (revocable permission)✓ Correct
DEasement by necessity
Explanation
Without a formal written easement, the utility company's use is considered a license—a revocable permission to use the land. Formal utility easements should always be in writing and recorded to be binding on future owners.
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