Property Ownership

In South Carolina, a property owner may abandon an easement by:

ASimply stating they no longer need it
BNon-use combined with acts showing clear intent to abandon✓ Correct
CFiling a deed releasing the easement
DSelling the dominant tenement

Explanation

An easement may be extinguished by abandonment when the dominant tenement owner takes actions clearly demonstrating intent to permanently relinquish the easement, not merely by non-use alone.

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