Question

A woman owns 50 acres of land with 500 feet of frontage on a desirable recreational lake. She wishes to subdivide the parcel into salable lots, but she wants to retain control over the lake frontage while allowing lot owners to have access to the lake. Which of the following types of access rights would provide the greatest protection for a prospective lot purchaser?a. Appurtenant easementb. Easement in grossc. Easement by necessityd. License

Answer 1

Appurtenant easement

Step-by-step explanation:

An appurtenant easement grants the dominant tenement the right to use any adjoining property that transfers with the land through the servient tenement.

While the servient tenement provides the easement . the dominant tenement benefits the easement

In the scenario given , the lots are dominant tenement being the beneficiary of the right to use the land while the lake frontage is the servient tenement as it provides the easement for the lots