Property Ownership
What is an 'easement appurtenant' as it applies to Pennsylvania real property?
AAn easement held by a utility company to run power lines across a property without an adjacent parcel benefiting
BAn easement that benefits an adjacent parcel (dominant tenement) and burdens another parcel (servient tenement), running with the land upon transfer✓ Correct
CAn easement created solely by a government condemnation order
DA temporary easement that automatically expires after five years by law
Explanation
An easement appurtenant involves two parcels: the dominant tenement which benefits from the easement, and the servient tenement which is burdened by it. The easement runs with the land and transfers automatically with ownership of either parcel.
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