Property OwnershipIntermediateArizona Exam

In Arizona, a 'license' in property law can be terminated at will because:

ALicenses must always be granted in writing and recorded with the county recorder before they are enforceable, since verbal licenses have no legal effect in Arizona

BA license is a personal, revocable permission to use property—it creates no property interest and can be revoked at any timeCorrect

CArizona law requires the property owner to provide 30 days' written notice before revoking any license that has been continuously exercised for 12 consecutive months

DLicenses convert automatically into prescriptive easements after 5 years of continuous open and notorious use, at which point they can no longer be revoked unilaterally

Why A license is a personal, revocable permission to use property—it creates no property interest and can be revoked at any time Is Correct

Answer B: A license is a personal, revocable permission to use property—it creates no property interest and can be revoked at any time

A property license is a personal privilege (not an interest in land) and can be revoked by the licensor at any time, unlike an easement which is an actual interest in land and cannot be unilaterally revoked (absent specific circumstances).

Exam Tip: Property Ownership

Property ownership questions test the bundle of rights and different forms of ownership. Know the differences between joint tenancy, tenancy in common, and community property, including the right of survivorship.