Property Ownership
Which of the following would terminate an easement in North Carolina?
ASale of the dominant estate
BMerger when one party acquires both the dominant and servient estates✓ Correct
CNew ownership of the servient estate
DRefinancing the servient property
Explanation
Merger—when one person acquires ownership of both the dominant and servient estates—terminates an easement because a person cannot have an easement in their own property.
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