Property Ownership
A Maine timberland owner who allows a timber company to harvest trees without conveying fee title is granting a:
AFee simple interest
BProfit à prendre (timber rights)✓ Correct
CEasement appurtenant
DLife estate
Explanation
A profit à prendre is a right to enter another's land and remove natural resources such as timber, minerals, or water. Timber rights in Maine are commonly conveyed separately from fee title.
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