Property OwnershipIntermediateDelaware Exam

What is a 'servient tenement' in a Delaware easement relationship?

AThe land that benefits from the easement
BThe land that is burdened by the easementCorrect
CA rental property with a servant's quarters
DA property owned by the state serving a public purpose

Why The land that is burdened by the easement Is Correct

Answer B: The land that is burdened by the easement

The servient tenement is the property that is burdened by the easement — it must allow the holder of the dominant tenement (or the easement in gross holder) to use a portion of the servient property for the easement purpose.

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