Property Ownership
An easement appurtenant benefits:
AA specific individual regardless of property ownership
BThe dominant tenement (neighboring property)✓ Correct
CThe servient tenement
DThe holder's heirs only
Explanation
An easement appurtenant benefits the dominant tenement — the property that uses the easement — and runs with the land, transferring to new owners automatically.
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