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A property owner in California grants a driveway easement to the adjacent lot owner. The property with the driveway is BEST described as the:

Correct Answer

C) Servient tenement

The servient tenement is the property that is burdened by the easement — it is the property over which the easement runs. Since the driveway easement is located on this property, it bears the burden and is the servient tenement.

Answer Options
A
Dominant tenement
B
Fee simple property
C
Servient tenement
D
Leasehold property

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Key Terms:

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