Humber/Ontario Real Estate Course 2 Exam Practice

Which feature defines an easement?

1. Is always registered on title and 'runs with the land.'

2. Has a dominant tenement only.

3. Is specifically a restrictive covenant.

4. Is beneficial to the dominant tenement only.

5. Can be either positive or negative restrictions.

6. Has a servient tenement which is the land burdened by the easement.

The correct answer is: Has a servient tenement which is the land burdened by the easement.

An easement is a right to use another person's land for a specific purpose. In this case, the correct answer is F because an easement involves a servient tenement, which is the land burdened by the easement. This means that the owner of the servient tenement must allow the holder of the easement to use the land for the specified purpose. The servient tenement is subject to the rights of the easement holder because they are benefited by the easement. Therefore, the servient tenement is crucial in defining an easement.