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Easement in gross

An easement in gross is a nonpossessory right to use land that benefits a person or organization rather than another parcel of land.

Official area

Property Ownership

Knowledge cluster

Property rights and burdens

Learning sequence

Define, distinguish, apply, retrieve

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Exam purpose

Recognize the rule, then reject the nearest look-alike.

Georgia lens

Apply the state distinction only when the facts call for it.

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What does Easement in gross mean in real estate?

An easement in gross is a nonpossessory right to use land that benefits a person or organization rather than another parcel of land.

How is Easement in gross different from the closest exam answer?

An easement in gross has no dominant tenement. An easement appurtenant benefits a dominant parcel and burdens a servient parcel.

What is the Georgia-specific rule?

Utility easements are common Georgia examples. The recorded grant controls whether the right is transferable, exclusive, and limited to a stated purpose.

Worked exam example

Scenario

A utility company holds a recorded right to place and maintain lines across a subdivision lot without owning a neighboring dominant parcel.

Decision rule

An easement in gross has no dominant tenement. An easement appurtenant benefits a dominant parcel and burdens a servient parcel.

What is the most common exam trap?

Trap correction

Do not invent a dominant estate simply because the easement holder owns other land nearby.

Memory cue: Do not invent a dominant estate simply because the easement holder owns other land nearby.

Original exam check

Apply the definition

Which statement correctly explains Easement in gross?

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What is Easement in gross?

An easement in gross is a nonpossessory right to use land that benefits a person or organization rather than another parcel of land.

What is Easement in gross commonly confused with?

An easement in gross has no dominant tenement. An easement appurtenant benefits a dominant parcel and burdens a servient parcel.

How does Georgia treat Easement in gross?

Utility easements are common Georgia examples. The recorded grant controls whether the right is transferable, exclusive, and limited to a stated purpose.