California Real Estate Practice Exam

The land that benefits from an easement is referred to as the?

1. servient tenement

2. subservient lot

3. dominant tenement

4. major lot

The correct answer is: dominant tenement

An easement refers to a legal right to use someone else's property for a specific purpose. The land that benefits from an easement is known as the dominant tenement. This term is used because the land holds a dominant position or control over the easement, as it is receiving the benefit. The other options are incorrect because - Servient tenement (Option A) refers to the land that is subject to the easement or burdened by it, as it is providing the right to use its land for the easement. This is the opposite of the land that benefits from the easement. - Subservient lot (Option B) is similar to the term servient tenement and also refers to the land that is subject to the easement. - Major lot (Option D) does not have a specific legal meaning in relation to easements. It is a vague