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Real Estate Question of the Day Do You Know This Easement Term?

11 Dec 2025 · 1 min

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In this brief educational video, the host presents a multiple‑choice quiz about easement terminology. The question asks which term describes a permanent right to cross another’s land to reach one’s house, offering four options: easement in gross, servient tenement, dominant tenement, and injunction. The correct answer, option C, is "dominant tenement," which refers to the property that benefits from the easement, while the burden falls on the "servient tenement." An example is given where Joe uses a driveway on Arthur’s land; Joe’s property is the dominant tenement. The video concludes with a call‑to‑action encouraging viewers to like, tag friends, and visit the website for more content.

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Get ready for question of the day. If I have a permanent right to cross your land to get to my house, my property is or has A, an easement in gross. B, a servient tenement. C, a dominant tenement. D, an injunction. The answer is letter C. The party gaining the benefit of the easement is the dominant estate or dominant tenement, while the party granting the benefit or suffering the burden is the servient estate or servient tenement. For example, Joe holds an easement. to use a driveway on Arthur's property to gain access to his house, Joe's property would be the dominant tenement. Learned something new? Give us a like, tag a friend, and let's keep the conversation going. Message us here or visit our website.