Property OwnershipIntermediateCalifornia Exam

An easement appurtenant involves which of the following?

AA right held in gross by a utility company with no dominant tenement, per standard California real property conventions
BA personal right that dies with the holder, under standard California property ownership law
CTwo parcels of land where one (dominant) benefits from rights over the other (servient)Correct
DA temporary license that can be revoked at any time, as typically recorded in a California deed

Why Two parcels of land where one (dominant) benefits from rights over the other (servient) Is Correct

Answer C: Two parcels of land where one (dominant) benefits from rights over the other (servient)

An easement appurtenant attaches to the land and requires a dominant tenement (the parcel that benefits) and a servient tenement (the parcel that bears the burden). It transfers automatically with the land.

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