What term refers to an entitlement that allows the holder to use a portion of another person's land to perform a specific act?

What term refers to an entitlement that allows the holder to use a portion of another person's land to perform a specific act?

• A. Expressed easement
• B. Implied easement
• C. Covenant
• D. Affirmative easement

Answer: (D)

An easement is a non-possessory interest in land that lets someone use another person’s land for a specific purpose. The term described refers to an affirmative easement, which authorizes the holder to do something on the servient land—like crossing it, installing utilities, or using a drainage path. This is different from a negative easement, which restricts the landowner’s use, and from covenants, which are promises about how the land will be used (not a standing right to enter or use the land). Express easement simply describes how the easement was created (in writing), while implied easements arise by implication from prior use or necessity.

An easement is a non-possessory interest in land that lets someone use another person’s land for a specific purpose. The term described refers to an affirmative easement, which authorizes the holder to do something on the servient land—like crossing it, installing utilities, or using a drainage path. This is different from a negative easement, which restricts the landowner’s use, and from covenants, which are promises about how the land will be used (not a standing right to enter or use the land). Express easement simply describes how the easement was created (in writing), while implied easements arise by implication from prior use or necessity.