Easements and Restrictive Covenants: Interactive Learning Quizzes

Question 1

In property law, an easement is best described as:

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A right to use or enjoy another's land without exclusive possession

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Exclusive possession and use of the land subject to the easement

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A personal right that cannot be transferred to others

Question 2

In the context of a breach of a restrictive covenant, which remedy is generally NOT sought in equity?

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Damages

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Injunction

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Specific performance

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Rescission

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT an essential element of an easement?

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Unity of ownership

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Dominant tenement

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Servient tenement

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Right to use or enjoy the servient tenement

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a recognized type of easement?

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Right to pollute neighboring land

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Right of way

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Right to light

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Right to support

Question 5

What is the effect of a unity of ownership of both the dominant and servient tenements?

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The easement is extinguished due to merger

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The easement is suspended until the ownership is separated again

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The easement remains in existence but cannot be exercised

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The easement is automatically assigned to a third party

Question 6

How do restrictive covenants primarily affect the rights associated with land ownership?

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Limiting the range of permissible activities on the land

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Expanding the permissible uses of the land

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Transferring the bundle of rights to a new owner

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Extinguishing all rights associated with land ownership

Question 7

An easement is defined as:

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A right to use another's land for a specific purpose

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A legal obligation to refrain from doing something on one's own land

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A leasehold interest in land that grants exclusive possession

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A fee simple interest in land that conveys absolute ownership

Question 8

The land that benefits from an easement is known as the:

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Dominant tenement

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Servient tenement

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Easement holder

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Servient owner

Question 9

A positive easement grants the right to:

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Do something on the servient tenement

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Prevent the servient owner from doing something on their land

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Exclusively possess the servient tenement

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Transfer the easement to a third party

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of restrictive covenants?

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They impose a positive obligation on the servient owner

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They run with the land

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They can be enforced by injunction

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They are created by express agreement

Question 11

Subsequent purchasers of land are bound by a restrictive covenant if they:

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Have notice of it

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Register the covenant on the title

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Benefit from the covenant

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Obtain the consent of the covenant holder

Question 12

Which remedy is NOT available for a breach of a restrictive covenant?

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Ejectment

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Injunction

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Damages

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Rescission

Question 13

Under the rule in Tulk v Moxhay, a restrictive covenant is enforceable against:

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Any subsequent purchaser of the burdened land with notice.

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Only the original covenantor.

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Only subsequent purchasers with actual knowledge of the covenant.

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No one other than the original parties to the covenant.

Question 14

An easement of way grants a person the right to cross another's property. Which remedy would be most effective in preventing the owner of the servient tenement from obstructing the easement?

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Injunction

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Damages

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Trespass

Question 15

Which of the following legal rights is typically granted in an easement?

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Right to pass through or over the land

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Exclusive possession of the land

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Right to build or construct on the land

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Right to sell the land

Question 16

An easement grants which of the following rights?

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Use the land of another for a specific purpose.

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Own the land of another.

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Sell the land of another.

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Trespass on the land of another.

Question 17

A restrictive covenant is best defined as:

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A promise made by the owner of land to limit the use of the land in a certain manner.

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An obligation to pay money for the use of land.

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A right to use the land of another.

Question 18

The primary legal remedy for breach of an easement is:

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Injunction.

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Damages.

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Specific performance.

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT a valid defense to an action for breach of a restrictive covenant?

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Impossibility of performance.

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Changed circumstances.

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Laches.

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Estoppel.

Question 20

An easement in gross is characterized by:

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Not being attached to or benefiting any specific tract of land.

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Being attached to a dominant tenement.

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Being attached to a servient tenement.

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Being non-transferable.

Question 21

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an easement?

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It can be transferred separately from the land to which it is attached.

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It must be for a specific purpose.

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It is an interest in land.

Question 22

Who has the right to enforce a restrictive covenant?

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Any person or entity with a legal interest in the land that benefits from the covenant.

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Only the owner of the land that is burdened by the covenant.

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Only the original parties to the covenant.